New York: fatal shooting in front of the Empire State Building
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| NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 24: People stand in front of a crowd near the scene of a shooting outside Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson shot and killed a former co-worker 41-year-old of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least eight other people were wounded, at least some according to police by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) |
The suspect, Jeffrey Johnson, 53, is one of the two victims. He was shot by the police.
The lives of eight wounded would not be in danger. Some of them may have been affected by fire police, said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Mr. Johnson was fired a year ago. He shot and killed a former colleague from the store where he worked in the famous skyscraper before shooting randomly at the Fifth Avenue sidewalk.
This "disgruntled employee [...] shot three times on a former colleague, and killed him," said the head of the NYPD, Ray Kelly, adding that the victim, 41, whose identity has not been revealed, had been referred to the head.
Federal authorities have ruled out the track terrorism.
The Empire State Building remained open, but the reach is, however, become almost impossible after police had blocked the surrounding streets.
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