A man wielding a long shooting and killed a police officer out of service who worked in security in the center of Manhattan and also injured a civilian, sources told ABC News.
The suspect fled to the building, located in 345 Park Ave., the fountains said. After apparently closed on the 33rd floor, he was found dead for what is believed to be a self -inflicted gunshot wound, the sources added.
The conditions of the victims were not known immediately. The officer was working in the building, the sources said.
A police officer and a civilian were fired outside an office building in Park Avenue on Monday, police sources told ABC News.
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The surveillance images captured the suspect outside the building armed with a long weapon, according to Fuentes.
The reason is currently under investigation, said FBI deputy director, Dan Bongino.
There is a blockade in the office building, which contains the headquarters of the Blackstone investment company and the National Football League, the sources said. It is not clear if those companies, or some company in the building, were linked to the shooting.
A police officer and a civilian were shot in the center of Manhattan on Monday by a suspect who fled to an offices building, police sources told ABC News.
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Some of the employees have been informed within 345 Park Ave.
The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, previously warned of residents that would avoid the area in the “active handle of shooters.”
The New York City Police Department also urged people to avoid the neighborhood of EAST 52nd Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue due to police activity.
“Wait for emergency vehicles And delays in the surrounding area, “said New York police on social networks.
The staff and agents of the FBI field office in New York responded “to provide support in the active crime scene in Manhattan,” Bongino said in X.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she has been informed about the situation.
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