One man had blood on his pants. One yelled that he was going to die. The woman has a wound on her back. Some people cried.
The survivors of the subway shooting were all around Sam CarCAMo.
After watching bleeding and panicked passengers spill out from a smoke filled train car on the 36th Street subway platform, CarCAMo rode with those who had piled into his train car just across the platform to reach safety.
Carcamo said that he had seen people who were the most scared.
Since Tuesday's New York subway shooting, which injured more than 20, emerging accounts of survivors and those who helped them paint a picture of the terrifying minutes in which riders were unable to escape a car filled with smoke and gunfire
What happened on the N train?
Police say a man wearing a green construction vest and a gray sweatshirt boarded the second car of the N train at the Kings Highway subway station in Brooklyn, about 5 miles from the 36th Street station, and started shooting.
Workers headed to Manhattan were among the commuters who packed the train that morning.
Hourari Benkada, a hotel housekeeping manager, said he boarded the train and sat next to the man with the duffel bag.
The Sunset Park neighborhood is a hub of Latino and Asian bodegas and shops.
Police said the attacker pulled on a gas mask, set off two smoke grenades and fired a gun at commuters.
Those further away from the attacker were not aware of what was happening.
Yav Montano told CNN that the first shots sounded like fireworks on the floor.
Jordan said in an interview that he thought it was a textbook falling on the floor.
The shooting started about 20 to 30 seconds later.
The Brooklyn subway shooting is being charged as terrorism.
He told "Good Morning America" that he was in the next car. First, he saw smoke. He heard gunshots when the train stopped. Three or four pop-pops were what it was.
There was a sense of panic. People started rushing to the back of the car.
I tried to help the pregnant woman. I thought it was a smoke bomb when I heard the shots. She said she's pregnant. I hugged her and then the rush began. He told ABC-7 that he was shot in the back of his knee when he was pushed.
Montano was crouching on the floor of the car when a woman gave him pepper spray.
He pointed a gun at the attacker and said he tried to confront him.
He said he heard a boom. He continued to go.
There was a broadcast engineer on the train.
She said that people in her car wanted the conductor to get the train moving and that they were trying to get in.
Hayrapetyan saw a woman trying to escape. People were injured in the crush. The man next to him was covered in blood. The smoke made it difficult for him to breathe.
He told CNN that the scene was terrible. The shooting lasted around 2 or 3 minutes.
Brooklyn residents are reconsidering safety in the subway.
Police believe the gun jammed and the shooter fired 33 shots with it.
The attacker fled when the train arrived.
Just across the narrow platform, CarCAMo arrived on the R train. He went to see what happened when people fell out of the doors of the other train.
There was smoke coming out of the train car. There were people on the floor bleeding and others running into the train.
There are photos and videos on social media. Some people offered clothing to help the victims fight the bleeding. A man asked if someone could help him get off in one video.
In all, 10 people were struck by bullets, but none of the wounds were considered life threatening, and 19 more people were taken to hospitals for injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to shrapnel wounds, fall injuries and panic attacks.
People were urged to take the R train to the next stop. Passengers cried and prayed, according to one of them.
Commuters called for people with training in medicine to help the wounded. The man helped the wounded. Several survivors talked about gunshots, passengers calling for help, and trying to get doors open.
Sunset Park is a hub for working class immigrants.
The woman talked about how frightening it was. CarCAMo said there was nowhere to flee.
The suspect boarded the R train and went to the 25th Street station.
The people were evacuated from the station.
He walked home after buying a hot chocolate and calling his mom.
The FBI contacted him after he posted a video on social media. The agents went to his apartment. He said what he had seen.
Police in New York City have not given a reason for the arrest. Children as young as 13 and a community college student were being treated at one hospital.
The subway is one of the most important parts of life in the city. One of the victims said he might not ride a train again.
He didn't feel like riding the train on Wednesday.
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USA TODAY and the Associated Press contributed.
Brooklyn shooting survivors describe terrifying moments of the subway attack.
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