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USA'S THIRD BLOODIEST SHOOTING
Shooter: Jeff Johnson
Age: 53
Weapon used: .45 Calibrate Hand Gun
Number of people shot: 10
At least ten people shot, and two are dead, including the gunman, at the Empire State Building in New York. Follow live coverage here
Police have video of the suspect trying to shoot police: Bloomberg
The mayor is asked if the construction worker is a "hero."
"I don't know, we all use the words hero. He did what he should have done... When he saw something, he said something and then turned it over to the professionals.
"We have on tape, the perpetrator pulled his gun out and tried to shoot at the cops.
"The tape clearly shows the guy has a gun out and was trying to kill the police officers."
The suspect lives in Manhattan, Kelly says.
"We believe the only shots were fired by the perpetrator" and two officers from the police department, Bloomberg says.
Everything occurred outside the Empire State Building, but there was no connection to the site, Bloomberg says.
The police officers who apprehended the suspect were assigned to the building as part of "routine" counter-terrorism duties, the mayor said.
Construction worker followed shooter, alerted cops: Kelly
Police commissioner Ray Kelly describes the scene and identifies the shooter as Jeffrey Johnson, 53.
Johnson used a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun, Kelly says.
He shot his victim, 41, in the head. Then he put the gun in a black bag and walked from the scene. A construction worker followed the suspect and alerted to cops on post in front of the Empire State building.
The police officers approached Johnson. He pulled his gun and fired on the officers
An additional 9 individuals were shot in the exchange. None has life-threatening injuries. Two women and seven men.
The shooter was an employee of Hazan Imports for about six years. He was a designer of women's accessories. He was laid off about a year ago as part of downsizing.
The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.
Mayor Bloomberg is speaking. He says some of the injured may have been hit by police officers.
Bloomberg says:
Here's a live stream of the news conference with mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissioner Ray Kelly, being held outside the Empire State Building here in New York.
Mayor Bloomberg Updates New Yorkers on Shooting at Empire State Building - YouTube
A bystander injured by gunfire saw blood before realizing that she had been shot in the leg, the New York Post reports.
She said, ‘I don’t want to die, I hope I don’t die. I don’t want to lose my leg.’
25m ago
Lone officer on foot patrol killed gunman with single shot: ABC
An NYPD officer on foot patrol, part of the Critical Response Unit assigned to designated sensitive sites, killed the gunman with one shot, local ABC News reports.
Shooter: Jeff Johnson
Age: 53
Weapon used: .45 Calibrate Hand Gun
Number of people shot: 10
At least ten people shot, and two are dead, including the gunman, at the Empire State Building in New York. Follow live coverage here
- Tom McCarthy and Katie Rogers in New York
- guardian.co.uk, Friday 24 August 2012 14.51 BST
Police have video of the suspect trying to shoot police: Bloomberg
The mayor is asked if the construction worker is a "hero."
"I don't know, we all use the words hero. He did what he should have done... When he saw something, he said something and then turned it over to the professionals.
"We have on tape, the perpetrator pulled his gun out and tried to shoot at the cops.
"The tape clearly shows the guy has a gun out and was trying to kill the police officers."
The suspect lives in Manhattan, Kelly says.
"We believe the only shots were fired by the perpetrator" and two officers from the police department, Bloomberg says.
Everything occurred outside the Empire State Building, but there was no connection to the site, Bloomberg says.
The police officers who apprehended the suspect were assigned to the building as part of "routine" counter-terrorism duties, the mayor said.
Construction worker followed shooter, alerted cops: Kelly
Police commissioner Ray Kelly describes the scene and identifies the shooter as Jeffrey Johnson, 53.
Johnson used a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun, Kelly says.
He shot his victim, 41, in the head. Then he put the gun in a black bag and walked from the scene. A construction worker followed the suspect and alerted to cops on post in front of the Empire State building.
The police officers approached Johnson. He pulled his gun and fired on the officers
An additional 9 individuals were shot in the exchange. None has life-threatening injuries. Two women and seven men.
The shooter was an employee of Hazan Imports for about six years. He was a designer of women's accessories. He was laid off about a year ago as part of downsizing.
The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.
Mayor Bloomberg is speaking. He says some of the injured may have been hit by police officers.
Bloomberg says:
A man who had been fired from his job about a year or so ago. One dead, at least nine others shot. Some may have been shot accidentally by police officers.
All of those are not seriously wounded and there's no expectation that any of them will do anything other but recover quickly.
There's no doubt that the situation would have been more tragic but for some extraordinary acts of heroism.
All of those are not seriously wounded and there's no expectation that any of them will do anything other but recover quickly.
There's no doubt that the situation would have been more tragic but for some extraordinary acts of heroism.
Mayor Bloomberg Updates New Yorkers on Shooting at Empire State Building - YouTube
A bystander injured by gunfire saw blood before realizing that she had been shot in the leg, the New York Post reports.
She said, ‘I don’t want to die, I hope I don’t die. I don’t want to lose my leg.’
25m ago
Lone officer on foot patrol killed gunman with single shot: ABC
An NYPD officer on foot patrol, part of the Critical Response Unit assigned to designated sensitive sites, killed the gunman with one shot, local ABC News reports.
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