A man driving a U-Haul “went on a rampage” in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Monday morning, according to a New York City councilman.
The New York City Police Department did not immediately confirm details to Fox News Digital.
The suspect “was just apprehended in Sunset Park,” Councilman Justin Brannan tweeted. “Several people were hit and badly injured. We have no idea of motives at this time, but this wasn’t an accident.”
Some tweets suggested NYPD was investigating whether an explosive device is inside the vehicle.
The driver of the truck fled the scene after mounting a sidewalk in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn and injuring several people, The Associated Press reported.
Police stopped the truck near the entrance to a tunnel leading from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
The incident coincided with the start of the death penalty phase in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, an Islamic extremist who killed eight people in 2017 by mowing them down with a truck.
It was not clear whether the two events were related.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
