9/16/12

Murder at NYC Icon -Empire State Building shooting


On August 24, 2012, a laid-off clothing designer shot and killed a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building, prompting a confrontation with the NYPD. The shooter wast killed and nine others were wounded on a crowded rush-hour Manhattan sidewalk. The bystanders were likely shot by police. All are expected to live.
 Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
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