Faulty fan led to camera fail during Brooklyn subway shooting, MTA revealsBy David Meyer
May 3, 2022
A faulty fan caused the MTA’s security cameras at a Brooklyn subway station to malfunction the day before a madman unleashed gunfire on straphangers there last month, agency officials have revealed.
NYPD sources have said the lack of crucial video footage during the mayhem slowed their hunt for accused gunman Frank James, who, unbeknownst to them, had escaped amid the chaos on a train across the platform.
The glitch also shut off feeds at the 25th Street and 45th Street subway stations, where James entered and exited the transit system — and then remained on the lam for more than 24 hours before being nabbed and charged in the April 12 carnage.
Transit crews had been working since April 7 to fix the fan issue, MTA CEO Janno Lieber wrote in a letter late Monday to congressional representatives demanding answers. He said the actual surveillance feed remained unaffected until April 11.
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https://nypost.com/2022/05/03/faulty-fan-led-to-camera-fail-during-brooklyn-subway-shooting-mta/
