Deadly Shootout In Front Of Empire State Building In NYC
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: A shooting victim lies covered on the ground at West 33rd St. after being shot by former co-worker 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least 8 other people were wounded, at least some according to police by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures.
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Law enforcement stands near the covered body of the suspected shooter 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson on 5th Ave. near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least 8 other people were wounded, at least some according to police by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
Credit: Andrew Kelly/Getty Images
NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Law enforcement stands near the covered body of the suspected shooter 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson on 5th Ave. near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least 8 other people were wounded, at least some according to police by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Workers look over the scene of a shooting near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. According to reports, two people are dead, including the suspected shooter, and at least nine people people were wounded in the morning shooting that is being described as stemming from a workplace dispute near the Empire State Building. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Law enforcement enters the scene of a shooting near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. According to reports, two people are dead, including the suspected shooter, and at least nine people were wounded in the morning shooting that is being described as stemming from a workplace dispute near the Empire State Building. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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Police and investigators inspect a body under a white sheet in front of the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. Television helicopters hovered overhead, filming the aftermath, including the body of the suspect covered in a white sheet. Initial details remained sketchy, but the FBI quickly said that there appeared to be no link to terrorism. Police sources told local media that the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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A crowd at the corner of 33rd street and Fifth Avenue in front of the Empire State Building after a shooting August 24, 2012 in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Law enforcement stands near the covered body of the suspected shooter 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson on 5th Ave. near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least 8 other people were wounded, at least some according to police by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
Credit: Andrew Kelly/Getty Images
NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Law enforcement stands near the covered body of the suspected shooter 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson on 5th Ave. near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least 8 other people were wounded, at least some according to police possibly shot by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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Investigators remove the body of the alleged shooter near the Empire State Building on August 24, 2012 in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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Investigators remove the body of the alleged shooter near the Empire State Building on August 24, 2012 in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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An investigator looks at a car involved in a shooting in front of the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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An investigator(R) looks at a car involved in a shooting in front of the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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New York City Police investigate a shooting in front of the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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New York City Police investigate a shooting in front of the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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FBI agents investigate a shooting in front of the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York's Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple's biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women's apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
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11 Shot, Two Killed, In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 24: New York Police officers gather near the covered body of a shooting victim near the Empire State Building on August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. A number of bystanders were also shot during the ensuing melee. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, Two Killed, In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 24: A New York Police officer directs pedestrians gathered near crime scene outside the Empire State Building on August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. A number of bystanders were also shot during the ensuing melee. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, Two Killed, In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 24: A New York Police officer keeps watch near the crime scene outside the Empire State Building on August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former coworker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. A number of bystanders were also shot during the ensuing melee. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
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NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: Police stand near a shooting victim behind a tarp on West 33rd St. after being killed by 58-year-old Jeffery Johnson near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former co-worker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least eight other people were wounded, at least some according to police by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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11 Shot, One Killed In Shooting By NYC's Empire State Building
Credit: Andrew Kelly/Getty Images
NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: The body of a shooting victim is wheeled to a medical examiner's van on West 33rd St. after being killed by 58-year-old Jeffery Johnson near the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 in New York City. Police said Johnson shot and killed a 41-year-old former co-worker of Hazan Imports during an altercation at 10 W. 33rd St. with a .45 caliber handgun. At least eight other people were wounded, at least some according to police by the New York City Police officers firing at the suspected shooter, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated for what New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg described as non-life threatening injures. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)
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