Empire State building shooting

New York City officials say several people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead.

  • City police say three or four civilians have been wounded in the Friday morning shooting and that the shooter is dead.
    City police say three or four civilians have been wounded in the Friday morning shooting and that the shooter is dead.
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  • A fire department spokesman says it received a call about the shooting just after at 9 a.m. Friday and that emergency units were on the scene within minutes.
    A fire department spokesman says it received a call about the shooting just after at 9 a.m. Friday and that emergency units were on the scene within minutes.
  • The shooting occurred at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.
    The shooting occurred at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.
  • One of the dead was the shooter, the source said, adding that there was no apparent link to terrorism.
    One of the dead was the shooter, the source said, adding that there was no apparent link to terrorism.
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  • The building is two blocks from Pennsylvania Station, one of New York City's main transportation hubs.
    The building is two blocks from Pennsylvania Station, one of New York City's main transportation hubs.
  • Aliyah Imam tells Fox 5 News that she was standing at a red light when a woman standing next to her fell to the ground. She says the woman was hit in the hip. She says the gunman was "shooting indiscriminately at people."
    Aliyah Imam tells Fox 5 News that she was standing at a red light when a woman standing next to her fell to the ground. She says the woman was hit in the hip. She says the gunman was "shooting indiscriminately at people."
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