New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly brief reporters on the Empire State Building shooting Friday, August 24. Two people were killed, including the suspected shooter, and nine others wounded, police said. Authorities shot the gunman, whom they described as a disgruntled former employee of a business near the landmark skyscraper.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly brief reporters on the Empire State Building shooting Friday, August 24. Two people were killed, including the suspected shooter, and nine others wounded, police said. Authorities shot the gunman, whom they described as a disgruntled former employee of a business near the landmark skyscraper.
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Law enforcement, including the FBI and New York police, are at the scene Friday in a photo from CNN iReporter Vladimir Dusio.
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Law enforcement, including the FBI and New York police, are at the scene Friday in a photo from CNN iReporter Vladimir Dusio.
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A New York police officer keeps watch near the crime scene Friday. Authorities closed several streets around Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street, snarling traffic in the heart of Manhattan.
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A New York police officer keeps watch near the crime scene Friday. Authorities closed several streets around Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street, snarling traffic in the heart of Manhattan.
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FBI agents gather at the scene, which some witnesses said sparked memories of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Authorities said the shooting was not related to terrorism.
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FBI agents gather at the scene, which some witnesses said sparked memories of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Authorities said the shooting was not related to terrorism.
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New York police confer at the shooting scene.
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New York police confer at the shooting scene.
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A New York police officer directs pedestrians near the crime scene Friday. The Empire State Building is one of New York's best-known tourist attractions.
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A New York police officer directs pedestrians near the crime scene Friday. The Empire State Building is one of New York's best-known tourist attractions.
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Police tape marks off the scene of Friday's shooting outside the Empire State Building.
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Police tape marks off the scene of Friday's shooting outside the Empire State Building.
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Law enforcement officers stand near the covered body of the suspected shooter on Fifth Avenue. The man opened fire outside the building's Fifth Avenue entrance, triggering a gunbattle with police, authorities said.
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Law enforcement officers stand near the covered body of the suspected shooter on Fifth Avenue. The man opened fire outside the building's Fifth Avenue entrance, triggering a gunbattle with police, authorities said.
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A shooting victim lies covered on the ground at West 33rd Street.
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A shooting victim lies covered on the ground at West 33rd Street.
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FBI authorities gather near a body outside the Empire State Building.
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FBI authorities gather near a body outside the Empire State Building.
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Law enforcement at the scene of the shooting.
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Law enforcement at the scene of the shooting.
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Vladimir Dusio, an iReporter who says he lives across the street from the Empire State Building, photographed police at the scene Friday.
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Vladimir Dusio, an iReporter who says he lives across the street from the Empire State Building, photographed police at the scene Friday.
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Kelly Wilson, another iReporter, captured this image of the crowd gathering near the shooting scene.
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Kelly Wilson, another iReporter, captured this image of the crowd gathering near the shooting scene.
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Police closed down the streets near the Empire State Building, which attracts 3.6 million visitors a year.
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Police closed down the streets near the Empire State Building, which attracts 3.6 million visitors a year.
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