Several People Shot Near the Empire State Building

Several People Shot, One Fatally, Outside Empire State Building
By WENDY RUDERMAN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Published: August 24, 2012/NYT

Several people were shot, one of them fatally, by a gunman outside the Empire State Building shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday, according to the police and city officials. The gunman was killed by the police, officials said.


WABC-TV, via Associated Press

In this frame grab from WABC-TV, emergency personnel respond to reports of several people being shot outside the Empire State Building on Friday.

One city official said that eight people were wounded.

“There are two people on site dead, a civilian and the gunman,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to provide information to the media.

The circumstances that led to the shooting were not immediately clear.

Two law enforcement officials said investigators have concluded that the shooting had no connection to terrorism and that it appeared to stem from a domestic dispute. A third said it might have been sparked by a robbery or dispute in the street.

A passerby said that she had just come out of a nearby dentist’s office when she heard a burst of gunfire.

“Suddenly I heard two shots or three shots, boom boom boom, and I saw two guys, they go to the floor,” said the passerby, a woman who would give only her first name, Monica. “I was really afraid.”

Andrew Pellenberg, 23, and a friend, both from New Jersey, were also nearby, thinking about visiting the Empire State Building. “We heard 10 to 15 gunshots,” Mr. Pellenberg said, “and it was all in a 30-second span.”

Several people were treated outside the Empire State Building, at Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. The more seriously wounded were taken to Bellevue Hospital, and others to St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center.

The shooting caused a major traffic backup in the area with surrounding streets closed.

I wish I could give you a 'thumbs down' w/o closing the post on my machine. It's the dumbest thing you've posted yet (and you've posted some doozies, as we all know). But I want to keep your post in sight because from time to time a feel a need to just shake my head in total disgust. Also eager to see what other responses you get on this irresponsible and potentially libelous claim.

Is OmSigDAVID accounted for?

revelette wrote:

Another shooting, not saying it could have been prevented by any tougher guns laws.
From early reports, it was started from a dispute in the workplace and not related to terrorism or a mass shooter.

Quote:

Empire State Building Shooting: Multiple Wounded After Gunman Opens Fire

NEW YORK (AP) -- Law enforcement officials in New York City say at least four people have been shot outside the Empire State Building in violence that stemmed from a workplace dispute, and that the gunman has been killed by police.

source

This shud be regarded the same as traffic accidents; just part of life,
except that thay are a lot less common than traffic collisions.





David

To the best of my knowledge the NYPD carry 9 mm Glochs, which is what virtually every large and medium-sized municipal police now tote. I totally agree that these are not exactly target-shooting marksmanship quality pieces. However, I also know that at the Academy rookies get very careful training about the use of firearms in a crowd situation where innocent bystanders could become "collateral damage." If you were talking about Philly or Chicago or L.A. I might agree with you. But New York cops know how to nail a target without hitting the dude standing next to him.

I donnt think many police prefer 9mm because youd just piss off te perp.

.45 cal.Glocks? OK. That's one powerful piece.