NEW YORK (Reuters). Hourari Benkada claims that he was in the New York City subway riding to work when a masked person next to him fired a firecracker and then opened fire.

Benkada (27 years old) said that he ran to save a pregnant lady as people tried to escape from the subway. He was struck in the leg with blood pouring out of the wound.

CNN’s Benkada said from hospital that the shooting made him “not want to ride the train again in my entire life”.

He stated, “I’m still shocked and shaking.”

Benkada was just one of the 23 injured during the shooting at Sunset Park in Brooklyn’s rush hour. According to authorities, the victim suffered not only from gunshot wounds but also smoke inhalation injuries, panic attacks and injuries that were sustained as they fled the scene. Nobody sustained any life-threatening injuries.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center Tuesday evening. She met the mother a 16 year-old victim, who had recently had his thumb removed by hand surgery.

The governor stated that his mother is not fluent in English and is Chinese. She is alone at the border. She has only her son.

Police arrested the 62-year old man who was suspected of setting off smoke-bombs and killing 10 subway passengers during Wednesday’s attack. This came after a long manhunt.

The victims of the shooting were said to be three women, aged between 41 and 49 and seven males and girls, ages 15 through 41.

Witnesses recorded videos of panicked passengers rushing out from the subway car N line as smoke pours onto their platform. Some rushed to assist the injured in the chaos of fear and panic, applying pressure to wounds, and calling for help.