NYPD is looking for a man in a construction vest and gas mask involved in the attack at the 36th Street subway station.

It is reported by NYT.

Details: Several people were shot dead on the platform of a Brooklyn subway station during Tuesday morning crowds.

According to preliminary data, five people were shot, a law enforcement official said.. Police are looking for a man wearing a gas mask and an orange construction vest.

Police were called to the 36th Street subway station, where the D, N and R lines pass through the Sunset Park area, around 8:30 a.m., a police department spokeswoman said.. They also received reports of smoke inside the station..

The fire department said 13 people were injured, some of them as a result of shelling.. A spokesman for the department did not provide details about the injuries and the condition of the victims..

It is noted that a spokesman for New York Mayor Eric Adams declined to comment, as the reports are still preliminary..