Panic in New York in the streets of Midtown in Manhattan. On Monday, a man armed with a rifle opened fire near a skyscraper housing the offices of the NFL and Blackstone, touching a nyp police officer and two passers-by, report CNN and AFP. According to CNN and ABC News, the shooter was killed by trying to flee inside the building. The information was confirmed by Commissioner of Nypd Jessica S. Tisch on X. “At this stage, the area is secure and the shooter, who acted alone, was neutralized,” she said.
The shooting occurred around the 345 Park Avenue, a 193 -meter tower occupying a whole pâté of houses. According to CNN, the injured policeman, from a Bronx police station, was reached in the back while he was stationed near the building. These days would not be in danger, just like one of the injured passers -by, while another is in critical condition.
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Earlier, New York mayor Eric Adams confirmed on X that “an investigation into an active shooter is underway in Midtown”, calling on residents to “avoid the sector” and “do not go out if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street”. After the incident, he wrote again: “People were shot by bullet, and I will quickly go to the hospital. »»
For her part, the state governor, Kathy Hochul, said she was “informed of the situation” and also asked to avoid the area.
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An important police mobilization was in place in the streets: dozens of heavily armed agents and equipped with bulletproof vests have secured the perimeter, while a drone and the nyp demining unit were deployed, according to an AFP journalist present on the scene. The FBI has announced bring its “support” to the management of this “active scene crime”, said deputy director Dan Bongino on X.
