Gunman killed, two people wounded in Manhattan shooting
A gunman is dead after opening fire at a Manhattan skyscraper, wounding a police officer and a bystander, police say.
A gunman who opened fire at a Manhattan office building is dead, the New York Police Department says.
Police converged on a Park Avenue skyscraper in midtown Manhattan where gunshots were reported fired inside the tower housing offices of several financial firms and the headquarters of the National Football League, police said.
The New York Post and CNN, both citing police sources, reported the gunman killed himself.
The New York Post newspaper, citing unnamed police sources, reported that a gunman wearing a bullet-resistant vest and carrying an AR-style rifle opened fire inside the skyscraper, wounding a police officer and a bystander.
The Post reported they were in critical condition.
The gunman, the Post said, had barricaded himself inside the office tower, possibly on the 32nd floor of the building.
A short time later, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed on X: “At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralised.”
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The skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue houses a number of financial firms, including Blackstone, KPMG and Deutsche Bank, along with the NFL headquarters.
News media footage showed a large police presence in the area around the office tower.
“There is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement on social media platform X as news of the shooting first surfaced.
The FBI said agents from its New York field office were also responding to provide support at the scene.
