Police have apprehended a 28-year-old man suspected of planting bombs in New York and New Jersey, according to law enforcement.
Ahmad Kahn Rahami was taken into custody following a shootout in Linden, New Jersey, at approximately 11am ET Monday morning. One officer reportedly sustained a gunshot to a protective vest, according to New York police.
Linden NJ Active Shooter 500 Elizabeth Ave LPD reporting they have 1 officer who took around to his vest, requesting EMS to the scene
— SBA (@SBANYPD_Archive) September 19, 2016
Linden NJ Active Shooter 500 East Elizabeth Ave 1 perp in custody and they just found a suspicious package req Bomb Sq & K-9 to the scene
— SBA (@SBANYPD_Archive) September 19, 2016
Quite a photo of NYC bombing suspect in custody via @JBN pic.twitter.com/t5B4UBYAst
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) September 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/JBN/status/777892419262156800
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a public manhunt for Rahami early Monday morning.
On Saturday, a homemade bomb injured 29 people in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Rahami was seen in surveillance footage taken near the site of the blast. Additional explosive devices were found or detonated in New Jersey.
Rahami, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan, reportedly filed a lawsuit against police in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 2011 alleging racial discrimination.
This story is developing.
