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One straphanger caught up on this week’s horrifying capturing on a packed A-train stated she thought it might need been her “closing moments.”
Alanie Aucoin-Jackson, 30, was heading to work when she overheard a loud argument contained in the subway automotive.
“And then, the practice approaches Hoyt and the doorways lastly open and I instantly hear gunshots,” Aucoin-Jackson advised NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield.
“And in that second, it simply felt prefer it was life or loss of life, and everyone simply began to run and stampede and the very first thing I might consider was to instantly get on the subway flooring and conceal beneath the seats as a result of there’s too many individuals.”
Aucoin-Jackson, who lives in Brownsville, stated she instantly thought the worst.
“At this level, I had no thought whether or not or not it was somebody in a mass capturing or if it was a private assault on him,” she stated.
“I had no thought if it might proceed or if it had stopped as a result of I heard a number of pictures and folks obtained harm, stepped on. It was terrifying truthfully, and I began recording as a result of I had no thought if these can be my closing moments. As a New Yorker, it’s your worst concern that this may occur.”
A step-by-step breakdown of what occurred within the Brooklyn subway capturing
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Aucoin-Jackson, who captured video of the disturbing rush-hour scuffle, advised Banfield she cowered beneath her seat as gunshots erupted.
“People have been screaming, and everybody was attempting to name 911,” she stated.
“I nonetheless tear up form of like pondering of that as a result of I began to file as a result of I didn’t know if this may be my final second. And it’s such a bizarre feeling to then come out of it … I most likely stayed beneath that seat for like quarter-hour as a result of I couldn’t not come out till the law enforcement officials advised us as a result of I used to be shaking.”
Aucion-Jackson, couldn’t be reached for additional remark Saturday.
