Cameras Weren’t Working in New York Subway Station When Shooting Occurred: Officials

People wait for the train at the 36th Street subway station, where a shooting occurred the day prior, in New York City on April 13, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Surveillance cameras inside a New York City subway station were not working when a person opened fire on April 12, according to officials.

Preliminary indications are that cameras inside the station where a man fired a gun were malfunctioning, New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, said.