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At least six people were shot Monday, and a police officer was killed when an alleged armed man unleashed a flood of shots inside a Midtown Manhattan office building that houses Blackstone's investment firm and the NFL headquarters.
The video taken by a Fox 5 NY employee showed several officers who took a person, and other officers seemed to be attending to a person who threw on the ground. The media reported the number of persons murdered, citing sources of application of the law.
Two police officers were shot, including the one who died, sources told Fox News.
A gunman with a weapon outside a building in the center of Manhattan where several people were shot on Monday. (Obtained by New York Post)
The gunman was armed with a rifle and opened fire for the first time in the lobby of the building on 52 and Park Avenue. He went to another floor and shot people there, fonts told Fox News, before getting on the 33rd floor and shooting himself.
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The New York Police responded on Monday to the reports of a shooting in the center of Manhattan. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
A New York Police officer who worked in the building was one of the people's shots, the sources said. During chaos, people inside the building hid in different floors, kitchen and bathrooms.
The NYPD department officers and the Sheriff in Protection were seen with the weapons drawn, Fox New York said.
“New Yorkers: there is an active handle investigation that takes place in the city center at this time,” wrote the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, in X. “Take the appropriate safety precautions if it is in neighborhood and does not leave if it is close to Park Avenue and East 51st Street.”
The officers were sweeping the building to see if a second shooter was present.
The city's emergency notification system told followers that they were waiting for traffic and public transport interruptions.
NYPD responds to active shooters reports in the Midtown Manhattan building (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
The New York Attorney General, Letitia James, said that “praying for our police and the New Yorkers hit the shooting situation tonight in Manhattan.”
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The FBI deputy director Dan Bongino, said that the staff and management agents of the FBI field office in New York were responding to provide support in the active crime scene.
“The FBI is on stage at the Manhattan crime scene,” he wrote. “The New York police currently have leadership in this investigation. Our staff is there to support their efforts. The reason is currently under investigation.”
Jay Clayton, the United States prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, has established a command post to help New York Police agents and the FBI on the scene, said Attorney General Pam Bondi.
