Two of my friends are working in the Empire State Building area (5th Avenue and 34th Street). They are pretty much staying inside until police activity has died down. The last update I received (8/24 at 10:20am) 9 were shot and 4 dead. The shooter was shot and killed by NYPD.
http://www.businessinsider.com/three-people-reportedly-shot-outside-the-empire-state-building-2012-8
Update as of 08/24 at 12:32pm
NEW YORK (AP) — "A disgruntled laid-off women's accessories designer shot a former co-worker to death in front of the Empire State Building, causing a chaotic showdown with police in front of one of the world's best-known landmarks. Police killed the suspect and at least nine others were wounded, some possibly by police gunfire, city officials said.
Some of the wounded were grazed by bullets and others hit directly, but all were expected to survive, officials said.
The gunshots rang out on the Fifth Avenue side of the building at around 9 a.m., a time of day when the sidewalks around the building are packed with pedestrians and merchants were opening their shops."
This is so odd, one of my friends works in this area, is a graphic designer and works at a women's accessories design company. But, no, he is not the shooter. Just far too coincidental.
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