NYC Subway Shooter Sighting

Text on the meme

Shocking image of the NYC subway shooter looking out the train at his victims. Do you recognize this man? Contact the Department of Homeland security immediately.

What it means

A staged-looking photo shows a subway platform at 36 Street with a man holding a rifle and looking out from a train window. The joke falsely presents the edited scene as a shocking identification of a subway shooter, parodying alarmist crime posts and official alerts. It is sent as an absurd reaction to something or someone appearing threatening. EN: A staged-looking photo shows a subway platform at 36 Street with a man holding a rifle and looking out from a train window. The joke falsely presents the edited scene as a shocking identification of a subway shooter, parodying alarmist crime posts and official alerts. It is sent as an absurd reaction to something or someone appearing threatening.

Objects

subway train / вагон метро subway platform / платформа метро man holding a rifle / мужчина с винтовкой rifle / винтовка train window / окно поезда 36 Street station sign / табличка станции 36 Street passengers / пассажиры wooden support columns / деревянные опорные колонны yellow safety strip / жёлтая полоса безопасности gray tiled floor / серый кафельный пол emergency sign / знак аварийного выхода black social media post / чёрный пост в соцсети