Brooklyn subway shooting suspect arrested after calling himself in
Frank R. James, 62, was arrested Wednesday after police officers stopped him in Manhattan's East Village. James had called himself into the city's "crime stoppers" line and reported his location, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.
About 30 hours after the carnage on the subway, James called the city's "crime stoppers" line to report he was at a McDonald's in Manhattan, law enforcement officials said.
But when officers got to the location, he was not at the restaurant, said NYPD Chief Kenneth Corey.
"They start driving around the neighborhood looking for him. They see him on the corner of St. Mark's (Place) and First (Avenue), and they take him into custody," Corey said.
Zach Tahhan said he was repairing a camera system at Saifee Hardware and Garden Store, just a few doors down from the McDonalds, when he noticed someone who appeared to be James walking by. A manager at the store, Frank Puebla, was outside with him. They looked at one another knew it was the man whose face had been plastered across the news and online.
"My eyes went just to his face and I noticed that was the guy," Puebla said in an interview inside the store.
They saw a nearby police car and flagged officers. "Yo! This is the guy!" Tahhan said he yelled to police. The pair watched in disbelief as officers detained James.
“It’s a lucky day," Tahhan, a contractor originally from Lebanon, said with a smile. "I am fasting and it is Ramadan."
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