Frank R. James, 62, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been named as the suspect in Tuesday’s subway shooting in Brooklyn, New York

‘I’ll never return home alive’ is the warning that James left in a YouTube video posted on March 20, while announcing that he was leaving his home state of Wisconsin  

As of Wednesday morning James remains at-large despite a multi-state hunt for him that also involves the FBI 

He was known to the bureau and was on a terrorist watchlist after an incident in New Mexico in 2019 *

For weeks before yesterday’s shooting, he posted ominous videos on YouTube about race and shootings

On gangs he said: ‘This is what white b*****s and white m*********ers’ expect you to be… when you blow one of their f*****g brains out – this is what you asked for’ 

James pulled out a gas mask on the northbound N train in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning during rush hour, then released a smoke bomb in the subway carriage

He then opened fire with a handgun, shooting ten people, before somehow managing to flee

Authorities believe Frank James is behind the shooting because his credit card was used to rent the U-Haul, allegedly linked to the shooting

Police, sources said, have video recording of James in and around the U-Haul van recovered in Brooklyn Tuesday night that has been connected to the mass shooting

His credit card was used to rent the U-Haul

Surveillance video obtained from the area near the U-Haul includes grainy footage that appears to show James walking into the subway station

He’s seen carrying a backpack similar to the one recovered at the crime scene

Backpack contained a key to the van, a handgun James bought in 2011, three extended magazines, fireworks and firecrackers

Surveillance video obtained from the area where the U-Haul was parked includes grainy footage that show James walking into the subway station, carrying a bag similar to the one cops recovered

The suspect reportedly, is known to the FBI, but he slipped through their fingers

Frank R. James is the man police are looking for in the Brooklyn subway shooting; senior law enforcement officials say the gun used in the attack was purchased by James in Ohio back in 2011
In this chilling March 20 video, Frank James – the suspect in Tuesday’s subway shooting – said he would never return to Wisconsin, his home state, alive. He drove to Philadelphia where he is believed to have rented the U-Haul found yesterday in Brooklyn, five miles from the subway where the attack unfolded.
Described as ‘race-obsessed’, the suspect in Tuesday’s horror shooting on the New York City subway posted a terrifying YouTube warning that he was driving from his home in Wisconsin and would ‘never be back again alive’ three weeks before the mass shooting during during rush hour. 
James, 62, who remains at large on Wednesday morning, allegedly opened fire inside a packed northbound N train as it approached 36th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. 
On Wednesday morning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, confirmed that revealed that the suspect rented the U-Haul connected to the attack.
Authorities believe Frank James is behind the shooting because his credit card was used to rent the U-Haul, allegedly linked to the shooting.
Police have video recording of James in and around the U-Haul van recovered in Brooklyn Tuesday night.

His credit card was used to rent the U-Haul – Surveillance video obtained from the area near the parked U-Haul includes grainy footage that appears to show James walking into the subway station, carrying a bag that looks similar to the one recovered at the shooting scene, the officials said.
Police found a key to the vehicle in a backpack dumped at the scene that also contained a handgun he has owned for over a decade, three extended magazines, fireworks and firecrackers. 
James who lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, until recently but packed up on March 20 and left the state. He drove south, first through Illinois, then to Philadelphia where he picked up the U-Haul van that he brought to New York City. 

Surveillance cameras captured Frank James entering the subway lugging a bag and a backpack

It has now emerged that he was known to the FBI and was questioned in 2019 in New Mexico though it is not yet  clear why. 
He was cleared but was entered into the state’s ‘Guardian Lead’ system.
The Guardian Program is the bureau’s terrorist threat and suspicious incident tracking system. 

Despite being on that list, James was unimpeded as he relentlessly uploaded hate-speech-filled clips on YouTube about how oppressed black people were and how black and white people should have ‘no contact’, for weeks before Tuesday’s attack. 
In the March 20th video, titled ‘STOP ONE COMPLETE’, he sends out this ominous warning about his plans.
Speaking from the driver’s seat of a rented van, he said: ‘As I leave the state of Wisconsin, about to be back in the state of Illinois, all I can say is: Good riddance. I will never be back again alive to that m*********r.’ 

At the start of the video, he told of his plans to drive to Philadelphia. 
‘I am on my way to Philadelphia. I packed my bags. I got up, even though it’s rainy, go to my storage unit, loaded that up and then finished my apartment off this morning.
‘I am on my way to Philadelphia. I should be there… I’m going to take my time though.
‘This is the first leg of my trip, it’s been a long time since I’ve had to drive this far. We’re going to find out though. 
‘All my Instacart driving paid off or what. We are definitely going to find the f*** out.’ 
Two days before the shooting, he posted another video where he said black people were forced into violence by racism. 
‘This is what white b*****s and white m*********ers’ expect you to be… when you blow one of their f*****g brains out – this is what you asked for. This is how you wanted me to be, obviously,’ he said. 
He was drinking white rum and had finished the bottle. 

At the end of his final video, he said: ‘Why should a n****r be on this planet besides to pick tobacco or sugar plant. There is no natural reason for there to be such a thing as an American negro, African American, there is no reason for it. Except for you to be a slave. That is your rightful place, it always will be. Until you build a black state of Israel, which you don’t want. You want to send your a** in the ghetto and play n****r.
‘This is what this s**t in Ukraine is a build up to. It’s to get rid of your a**. Nuclear devices are going to be dropped. The president of Ukraine is calling for nuclear war. And so, I talk about my condition but, what the f*** can you do?
‘That’s life in the ghetto. I’ve said everything in this video that I wanted to say. I’m going to finish this 100 proof. I’m going to finish this s**t. This has got me knocked the f*** out. I can barely talk. Leave the rest of that s**t for tomorrow. I’m going to take my a** to bed. I’ll talk to you guys later, take it easy. Be good.’  

James’ final video, posted on Monday, shows him drinking white over proof rum and talking about race. He  ranted about how black people in America were destined to be slaves and could not escape ‘the ghetto’ while showing clips from documentaries about gangs Subway shooter person of interest says he wants to ‘kill everything’.
In another video, he ranted: ‘This nation was born in violence, it’s kept alive by violence or the threat thereof and it’s going to die a violent death. 
‘There’s nothing going to stop that,’ James said in a ranting video on YouTube under the name ‘Prophet of Truth88’. 

The rambling, profanity-filled YouTube videos posted by James, who is black, are replete with violent language and bigoted comments, sometimes against other black people. 
He is also featured sharing conspiracy theories – such as claiming that the Twin Towers could never have been brought down on 9/11 by planes.
One video, posted April 11, criticizes crime against black people and says drastic action is needed.
‘You got kids going in here now taking machine guns and mowing down innocent people,’ James says. 
‘It’s not going to get better until we make it better,’ he said, adding that he thought things would only change if certain people were ‘stomped, kicked and tortured’ out of their ‘comfort zone.’
‘I am now in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the Comfort Inn Suites for the night. 
‘My next leg will be… I am taking my time. I am definitely going to get to Philly by Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning James unleashed terror on the northbound N train at 8.24am as it approached 36th Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

James also referenced mental health facilities in the Bronx.
He mocked Adams’s plan to bring in mental health workers to deal with the subway homeless problem.
‘Here’s the help. Here’s the cavalry, Eric Adams,’ he said, referencing the New Jersey social workers pictured behind him.
‘A bunch of f****** predators, a bunch of deviants, a bunch of psychopaths and sociopaths.
‘They’re gonna help you, Eric.’
‘My drop-off point for the van is Newark, even though my destination is Philadelphia.’ 
I am heading back into the danger zone, so to speak, it was triggering a lot of bad thoughts. I do have a severe case of PTSD after the s**t I’ve been through and again just thinking about how f****d up people are.
‘There is no way no how an N word is perceived to be anyone’s judge. I’m talking to the people that did damage and harm to me, tried to kill me and get me locked up. They’re all black. We’re all in the same boat. Especially now.
‘They keep mentioning the potential of World War Three. We’re already in World War Three,’ he said. **In other clips he fumed at Mayor Eric Adams about the escalating crime in the subway. **Adams is quarantining with COVID-19. 
His team says they will increase his security in light of James’ threats. 

Mass shooting suspect, Frank James is seen in an earlier video announcing doomsday

A federal law enforcement source told Newsweek the suspect was previously known to the FBI, having been entered into the Guardian Lead system in New Mexico. 
The system is the FBI’s way of coordinating information from other law enforcement partners about potential terrorism-related threats and suspicious activity reports. He was cleared after multiple interviews in 2019. 
The federal law enforcement source said that he is believed to have driven to New York from New Mexico.  
Police are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to James’s arrest
The MTA and Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 both offered $12,500 each in reward money and the New York City Police Foundation offered $25,000 in reward money to bring the total reward offering to $50,000.