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At least 2 dead in shooting in Manhattan, suspect in custody – reports Multiple fatalities in truck attack in Manhattan, suspect in custody (LIVE VIDEO)
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There are unconfirmed reports of gunfire and multiple people killed and injured in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Tribeca in New York City, following an incident near Stuyvesant High School. New York police report that a suspect is in custody. At least 6 people have been reported killed and 15 injured in a vehicle attack near the World Trade Center memorial in lower Manhattan, New York City. Police have the driver in custody and are investigating the attack as terrorism.
Police said that a vehicle entered the bike path “a few blocks north of Chambers Street” where it “struck multiple people.” They added there there are “several” fatalities and “numerous” people injured.
A person in a truck reportedly ran over some pedestrians and bicyclists, and then opened gunfire.A person in a truck reportedly ran over some pedestrians and bicyclists, and then opened gunfire.
There are multiple fatalities, according to reports citing local authorities.There are multiple fatalities, according to reports citing local authorities.
The NYPD said the vehicle continued driving south on the path until it struck another vehicle. Then, the suspect left the vehicle “displaying imitation firearms” and was shot by police officers before being taken into custody.
Police say there is no longer a threat to the public.Police say there is no longer a threat to the public.
Police told residents to “expect many emergency personnel in the area.” The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump was briefed on the incident.
At least two people were fatally shot in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon by a gunman firing from his truck, police sources told the New York Post. The incident is being investigated as a possible terrorism attack, an anonymous law enforcement source told Reuters. Fox News has reported the suspect yelled, "Allah akbar," Arabic for "God is great," before being taken into custody.
The gunman, who is in police custody, shot at least six people at West Street and Chambers Street, which is near Stuyvesant High School, at 3:15 p.m. Police told residents to avoid West Street from Barclay Street to a Christopher Street, citing an “ongoing investigation” and also instructed locals to “expect many emergency personnel in the area.”
There were initial reports of gunfire. Police sources told the New York Post that at least two people were fatally shot in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon by a gunman firing from his truck.
A video taken at the scene shows multiple injured bikers on the ground. The poster said they they were hit by a truck.
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Witnesses saw a truck hit several people, the Associated Press reported. An AP photographer reported seeing two motionless bodies covered with tarps.
The attacker drove a vehicle onto a bike path in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, according to police, the Washington Post reported.
“What happened was there was a car crash… he came out of one of the cars. He had two guns. He was running around Chambers and somebody started to chase him,” a 14-year-old student at the nearby Stuyvesant High School told the Post. “I heard four to six gunshots – everybody starts running.”“What happened was there was a car crash… he came out of one of the cars. He had two guns. He was running around Chambers and somebody started to chase him,” a 14-year-old student at the nearby Stuyvesant High School told the Post. “I heard four to six gunshots – everybody starts running.”