BOSTON (WHDH) – There is “no evidence” to suggest that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority system is a potential target for an attack, officials said after multiple people were shot and a number of others were hospitalized in an incident at a subway stop in New York City on Tuesday morning.
In a statement, the Transit Police Department said, “As the MBTA closely monitors the events in New York, Transit police officials are engaged with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to share and obtain any intelligence available. At this time, there is no evidence, credible or otherwise, to suggest the MBTA system is a potential target.”
To reassure the safety of riders, the Transit Police Department says it will be increasing the number of uniformed officers on the system and deploying additional explosive detection K9 teams to perform protective sweeps.
“The safety and security of customers and employees is the MBTA’s top priority,” the department added. “If riders using the T see anything out of the ordinary, they are urged to contact Transit police or MBTA personnel immediately.”
Transit Police Chief Kenneth Green said his staff is constantly undergoing intense training for active shooter situations and acts of terror.
“We have a capability of providing smoke, real sound of explosions and people scurrying — if you will, and shots fired,” he said. “So. it puts our officers in real-life situations.”
Massachusetts State Police also confirmed that they are monitoring the situation.
New York City officials say multiple people were shot at the 36th Street subway in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood and a preliminary investigation shows a possible smoke device was detonated.
Green said it is for reasons like this that he and his team are always prepared.
“It’s something that we do. We constantly do. We train and train and train. We hope that things never happen but we train as if things will happen,” he said.
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