NYC Shooting - 2 dead near Empire State Building

[theanswriz42]

2 reported dead in shooting near Empire State Bldg (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/08/3-or-4-wounded-in-shooting-near-empire-state-building/1#.UDeQ_N2PWSo)

As many as 10 people have been injured in a shooting outside the Empire State Building in Manhattan, NBC News reports.

The gunman, who was firing indiscriminately, is dead, the AP says.

CNN, Reuters and WNBC report two dead in the melee.

Update at 10:31 a.m. ET: The New York Times quotes an unidentified city official as saying that eight people were wounded, and that the gunman and one other person were dead.

Update at 10:23 a.m. ET:The New York Daily News quotes a construction worker, Chris Ogden, as saying he saw the gunman, who was carrying a brief case, open fire. "He shot the guy in the head," Ogden tells the newspaper. "The guy went down. He took a second shot when he was down."

Update at 10:14 a.m. ET: A witness tells CNN that the gunman ran after and shot a man in the head. An unarmed guard chased the gunman away, the witness says.

Update at 10:10 a.m. ET: CBS2 New York quotes a witness as saying she heard three shots and saw three people running down the street. "Then we heard it again and it was like 10 to 15 shots at one time," she tells CBS2.

Update at 10:05 a.m. ET:The New York Post, quoting unidentified sources, reports that the shootings stemmed from a dispute between coworkers.

The Post says at least two people are dead, including the gunman and an innocent bystander, and that a total of 10 people were shot. Reuters also reports two dead.

Update at 10:04 a.m. ET: Aliyah Imam tells Fox 5 News that she was standing at a red light when a woman standing next to her fell to the ground. She says the woman was hit in the hip. She says the gunman was "shooting indiscriminately at people."

Update at 9:51 a.m. ET: Several media outlets are quoting New York City police as saying the incident is not terrorism related.

Update at 9:50 a.m. ET: Reuters reports that at least 8 people were shot in the incident.

Update at 9:49 a.m. ET: The shooting occurred at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, just beside the city's iconic skyscraper and a massive tourist attraction.

Update at 9:45 a.m. ET: Reuters, quoting an unidentified New York City police source, reports two are dead in the shootings, but this has not been confirmed by other media sources.

Update at 9:44 a.m. ET: CNN reports that 5 people were injured in the shooting.

[DAB]

All over fox news.

[RedLS1GTO]

Wait a minute. This has to be a mistake. Guns are illegal in NYC. :shrug:

[theanswriz42]

Wait a minute. This has to be a mistake. Guns are illegal in NYC. :shrug:
Clearly we need more gun laws.

[Mike Mercury]

CNN, Reuters and WNBC report two dead in the melee.


have they already determed that the shooter is...

white-hispanic
white-asian
white-Italian
white-white?

What Tea Party group will the gunman be connected to?

Also, have they had time to doctor the 911 tape?

[DAB]

Also illegal to shoot people without cause.

[island14]

Clearly we need more gun laws.

Just give em time.. :yesnod:

[...Whitepower...]

And to think i was just reading this yesterday.. Nation Celebrates Full Week Without Deadly Mass Shooting | The Onion - America's Finest News Source (http://www.theonion.com/articles/nation-celebrates-full-week-without-deadly-mass-sh,29293/?utm_source=A&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=twitter)

[...Whitepower...]

Pictures - Breaking: Reports of Mass Shooting Near Empire State Building (UPDATES, GRAPHIC PHOTOS) (http://gawker.com/5937573/breaking-reports-of-mass-shooting-near-empire-state-building)

[Bucwheat]

Does seem like once a week now.

[VITE1]

:sadangel::sadangel:

[kingpin]

Wait a minute. This has to be a mistake. Guns are illegal in NYC. :shrug:

Shit it only took 2 posts. :rofl:

[DAB]

so a guy in a suit with a briefcase was the culprit......obviously, blends right in.

[Yerf Dog]

The victim was Johnson's former coworker at Hazan Imports, where Johnson was a designer of women's accessories until being laid off last year.

:skep:

As Johnson attempted to flee the scene, a construction worker across the street alerted two police officers, who pursued him up West 33rd Street, Kelly said. As Johnson pulled out a .45 caliber pistol, the officers opened fire, killing Johnson. It was unclear if Johnson managed to shoot a round.

Nine others were wounded or grazed in the exchange of gunfire, Kelly said. They were taken to local hospitals where they are expected to recover.

"Some may have been accidentally shot by police officers," Kelly said.

If Johnson didn't shoot at the cops, who was exchanging gunfire?

Police kill gunman in shooting outside Empire State Building – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/24/shooting-reported-outside-empire-state-building/)

[Yerf Dog]

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised police and civilians for their quick response to a shooting outside the Empire State Building on Friday morning, which left two dead and nine injured.

"There is no doubt that the situation would've been even more tragic except for the extraordinary acts of heroism," Bloomberg said in a media conference. "New York City is the safest big city in this country but we are not immune to the national problem of gun violence."

:skep: :rofl:

[FasterTraffic]

:skep: :rofl:

If you define "big city" as >5M population, that's a true statement.

[FasterTraffic]

If Johnson didn't shoot at the cops, who was exchanging gunfire?

As Johnson attempted to flee the scene, a construction worker across the street alerted two police officers, who pursued him up West 33rd Street, Kelly said. As Johnson pulled out a .45 caliber pistol, the officers opened fire, killing Johnson. It was unclear if Johnson managed to shoot a round.
Nine others were wounded or grazed in the exchange of gunfire, Kelly said. They were taken to local hospitals where they are expected to recover.

It will be really interesting if they determine Johnson shot one innocent person and the NYPD shot nine.

[Yerf Dog]

It will be really interesting if they determine Johnson shot one innocent person and the NYPD shot nine.

Kind of sounds like that's what happened.

Alert the lawyers!!! :willy:

[Chuck A]

Very sad, indeed

[RedLS1GTO]

Laser engraved bullets could have prevented this. :yesnod:

[theanswriz42]

Laser engraved bullets could have prevented this. :yesnod:
:rofl: Ok Ms. Feinstein.

[DAB]

clearly, we should ban peeps from getting fired/laid off. seems like most of the workplace shootings center around a disgruntled employee who no longer has a job at said place.

for that matter, skip a whole step.....never hire anyone either.

[FasterTraffic]

clearly, we should ban peeps from getting fired/laid off. seems like most of the workplace shootings center around a disgruntled employee who no longer has a job at said place.

for that matter, skip a whole step.....never hire anyone either.

Companies will start doing mob-style "layoffs" to preempt any workplace shootings.

[Chuck A]

Are their any pics of the shooter?

[DAB]

Are their any pics of the shooter?

from drudge:

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QiWSHgPoe3DBR.QhkNKVHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0zNTE7cT04NTt3PTUxMg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-24T143427Z_1448456806_TM3E88O0TBQ01_RTRMADP_3_USA-SHOOTING-EMPIRESTATE.JPG

[FasterTraffic]

from drudge:

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QiWSHgPoe3DBR.QhkNKVHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0zNTE7cT04NTt3PTUxMg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-24T143427Z_1448456806_TM3E88O0TBQ01_RTRMADP_3_USA-SHOOTING-EMPIRESTATE.JPG

In other news, the shooter's failure to respond to an inquiry this afternoon has resulted in the USADA declaring the shooter a cheater and slapping him with a lifetime ban from professional cycling.

[Chuck A]

i thought the shotter was wearing a suit?

[Bill]

Laser engraved bullets could have prevented this. :yesnod:

:rofl: Ok Ms. Feinstein.

http://mimg.ugo.com/201006/48684/cuts/lebullet_480x480.jpg




....a clear case of an idiot imitating art.

[Chuck A]

so apparanetly the shotter only killed that one guy, did the other people get shot by the Cops?

[99 pewtercoupe]

Wait a minute. This has to be a mistake. Guns are illegal in NYC. :shrug:

And in Chicago! No gun violence there either

[Poog]

Wait a minute. This has to be a mistake. Guns are illegal in NYC. :shrug:

Heavily regulated, yes. Illegal, no.

[99 pewtercoupe]

so apparanetly the shotter only killed that one guy, did the other people get shot by the Cops?

This is going to be the $100 million dollar question once the dust settles and the laywers move in

[FasterTraffic]

It will be really interesting if they determine Johnson shot one innocent person and the NYPD shot nine.

NEW YORK (AP) — All nine people injured during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were wounded by gunfire from the two officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence.

The rest: NYPD: Empire State victims hit by police gunfire - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/nypd-empire-state-victims-hit-police-gunfire-180844387.html)

I called it.

[MrPeabody]

Too bad they didn't have engraved bullets so the people would know which cop to sue.:dance:

[FasterTraffic]

By the way, any bet those nine bystanders will be counted as "victims of firearm/handgun violence" in data used for political purposes?

[lander]

By the way, any bet those nine bystanders will be counted as "victims of firearm/handgun violence" in data used for political purposes?


I won't take that bet...judging by the leftist LTF's we have here, they've already been put into that column.

[99 pewtercoupe]

I won't take that bet...judging by the leftist LTF's we have here, they've already been put into that column.

:iagree: Absolutely.

[Stangkiller]

The rest: NYPD: Empire State victims hit by police gunfire - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/nypd-empire-state-victims-hit-police-gunfire-180844387.html)

I called it.

Oh shit! I know one union thats getting "retraining" and 9 people with new shiny keys to the city of NY after the own the fkin city.

[island14]

The rest: NYPD: Empire State victims hit by police gunfire - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/nypd-empire-state-victims-hit-police-gunfire-180844387.html)

I called it.

:iagree:

You called it.


Clearly Cops should be banned in NYC :lol:

[99 pewtercoupe]

:iagree:

You called it.


Clearly Cops should be banned in NYC :lol:

Wrong...Cops wont be banned...armed cops will be banned