2023-10-05 19:18:45
James injured 10 people in a shooting on a crowded subway car in Brooklyn.
October 5, 2023, 3:00 PM ET
• 2 min read
Frank James will spend the rest of his life in prison after receiving 10 life sentences Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, one sentence for each victim of the April 2022 shooting aboard a subway car at rush hour.
“I alone am responsible for that attack,” James said in court. “They in no way deserved to have what happened to them.”
James had been charged with 10 counts of committing a terror attack on a mass transit system, after opening fire on a Manhattan-bound N train in Brooklyn on the morning of April 12, 2022.
He pleaded guilty in January.
FILE – New York City police and law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank James, center, away from a police station in New York on April 13, 2022. James, who sprayed the inside of a New York City subway train with gunfire and then slipped away in a stunned crowd, is set to be sentenced Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in the morning rush-hour attack.Seth Wenig/AP
Prosecutors had asked for life in prison. The sentencing hearing at Brooklyn federal court began at noon and there were victim impact statements given from the injured passengers.
Following the hearing, the U.S. Attorney and the FBI will make remarks to cameras outside.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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