New York police search for motive over subway shooting

As police arrested Frank R James, 62, on Wednesday over the Brooklyn shooting they were still searching for a motive from a flood of details about his life

Frank R James. Picture: Seth Wenig/AP

The man charged with a terrorism offence over the shooting of 10 people on the New York subway posted dozens of videos ranting about race, violence and his struggles with mental illness.

One was a silent shot of a packed New York City subway carriage in which he raises his finger to point out passengers, one by one.