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| New York police in standoff with armed man at United Nations HQ | New York police in standoff with armed man at United Nations HQ |
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| Heavily armed New York City police have surrounded the area outside the UN headquarters on East River and are reportedly negotiating with a person carrying a gun. | Heavily armed New York City police have surrounded the area outside the UN headquarters on East River and are reportedly negotiating with a person carrying a gun. |
| The NYPD issued a traffic alert for the intersection of 42nd Street and 1st Avenue – right outside the UN HQ – on Thursday morning, and said the public should “expect emergency vehicles in the surrounding area.” | |
| A video posted on Twitter by Newsmax host Greg Kelly shows emergency vehicles blocking the road and SWAT personnel with long rifles standing by. | A video posted on Twitter by Newsmax host Greg Kelly shows emergency vehicles blocking the road and SWAT personnel with long rifles standing by. |
| “Put down the firearm. There are better ways to get your message across,” police can be heard telling the suspect, who appears to be a grey-haired white man, wearing a red sweater and a brown jacket. | “Put down the firearm. There are better ways to get your message across,” police can be heard telling the suspect, who appears to be a grey-haired white man, wearing a red sweater and a brown jacket. |
| It wasn’t clear from the video if the item in the man's hand is a gun, but Kelly’s video shows him holding on to something that appears to be a weapon. There was also a black bag of some kind on the ground by his feet. | It wasn’t clear from the video if the item in the man's hand is a gun, but Kelly’s video shows him holding on to something that appears to be a weapon. There was also a black bag of some kind on the ground by his feet. |
| At some point the suspect took off the jacket, and can be seen wearing the bright red sweater, as dozens of officers stand nearby. | |
| Video from the scene showed the man holding what appeared to be a shotgun under his chin and speaking to officers. | |
| While the standoff was described as “ongoing” as of 12:30 on Thursday, the NYPD said there was “no threat to the public.” The UN has opened a different entrance to the HQ to the public. | |
| UN Security has requested everyone at the headquarters to shelter in place, adding that it was monitoring the situation and that the “host country authorities are presently on the scene.” | UN Security has requested everyone at the headquarters to shelter in place, adding that it was monitoring the situation and that the “host country authorities are presently on the scene.” |