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Shooting at NYC City Hall. 2 dead, including Concilman James Davis
Posted on 07/23/2003 11:19:01 AM PDT by Hillary's Lovely Legs
Reporters diving for cover at City Hall.
Shots are coming from second floor.
TOPICS: Breaking News; US: New York
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To: dep; aristeides
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posted on
07/23/2003 11:59:09 AM PDT
by
Shermy
POSTED: 2:18 p.m. EDT July 23, 2003
UPDATED: 2:51 p.m. EDT July 23, 2003 NEW YORK -- A gunman opened fire inside the City Council chambers Wednesday afternoon during a routine hearing, wounding at least two people. Police were still searching for the shooter.
At least a dozen shots echoed across the second floor of the landmark lower Manhattan building, with reporters diving for cover beneath their desks one floor below as the hall's rotunda filled with screams.
The shooter was one of about 100 people in the balcony inside the second-floor council chambers when the gunfire began after 2 p.m, according to eyewitnesses.
"I looked up, and I saw someone shooting downward," said City Council member David Yassky. A security guard returned fire, according to Yassky.
Police sought a man in a blue suit in connection with the shooting, which continued for about three minutes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in his office but was not harmed, said his spokesman, Edward Skyler.
Two victims were rushed from the front of the building on stretchers and loaded into ambulances.
Police officers, including some in riot gear, were seen running across the plaza in front of the building once the shooting stopped. It was not immediately known if the shooter was captured.
The City Council was holding a meeting on Wednesday, but it was unclear if the shooting was related to the session.
The entrances and exits to the building were sealed off, and a stretcher was rushed inside by police in flak jackets.
To: harpseal
You REALLY need a spell checker!
>>>sto
>>>becuase
Don't sweat it, though. I make spelling errors all the time. And, yes, it drives me nuts.
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posted on
07/23/2003 11:59:22 AM PDT
by
4mycountry
(Over-achiever extraordinare!)
To: conservativefromGa
Eyewitness say that one person was brought out dead.
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posted on
07/23/2003 11:59:51 AM PDT
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(Your request is not unlike your lower intestine. Stinky and full of danger.)
To: JennysCool
Maybe it's Michael Jackson...
To: Alouette
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Sorry, my satellite feed on that channel comes in bad
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:00:07 PM PDT
by
autoresponder
(PETA TERRORISTS .wav file: BRUCE FRIEDRICH: http://tinyurl.com/hjhd)
To: Travis McGee
It's nice to know that you are on the job and know exactly what is going on downtown!! Yes the NYPD is the best of the best, more so than even some of the elite feds but I am uptown on 40th street with a radio on and the situation is not as cut and dry as you assume it to be. What is your basis for the remarks you make or is it just your getting your rocks off!! And that goes to all the other loud mouths who think this is just like in television melodramas. We, who have worked and lived here in NYC and the metro area do not take your remarks lightly. Live through the events of 9/11 and every day thereafter and maybe you will not be so brave from where you come from. You are lucky that NOBODY WILL EVER DO ANYTHING WHERE YOU WORK AND LIVE!! <> I know that every day when I go home on the LIRR, I wonder if some jack assed terrorist or wannabe will try and blow up one of the tunnels or bridges. We here in NYC have skins of armor and can take most stupid dumb remarks made by those not in the area. But, with knowledge and foresight to make little of what happens in a real time day, we don't take these things lightly. Stop the simpleton remarks and follow the story. When and if the professional NYPD gets their man it will be a great weight taken off our collective shoulders. Until then, I suggest you keep these simplistic remarks to yourself.
To: JennysCool
LOL!!!
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:00:57 PM PDT
by
ICX
To: kegler4
"Limbaugh: light complexion, blue suit, 12 shots."
Did British Intelligence confirm this yet?
To: AppyPappy
Who is James Davis? New York, September 23, 2002 United States District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin today reversed a $100,000 federal jury verdict rendered in June for New York City Councilmember James E. Davis. Davis had filed a lawsuit claiming that the New York City Police Department violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him for speaking against alleged police brutality in 1998.
Judge Scheindlin determined that Davis failed to present sufficient evidence to support a finding that the New York City Police Department had a policy or custom of retaliating against its officers for engaging in First Amendment activities. Accordingly, Judge Scheindlin granted the Citys motion to dismiss the case and the reward.
>>snip<<<
The case grew out of Davis attempt to run for the State Assembly in 1998 while serving as a police officer. Section 1129 of the City Chrter provides that any police officer who is nominated by any party for an elected office and who does not decline the nomination within ten days must be deemed resigned.
>>>snip<<<
Despite acknowledging that his name was on the ballot and that he actively campaigned for public office, Davis insisted that he had not violated the Charter and had not resigned. Davis sought reinstatement and obtained a letter from the Liberal Party confirming that he had not been properly designated as a candidate by that party. By that time however, the Police Department was investigating claims of misconduct by Davis in connection with the 1998 campaign. Accordingly, the Department refused to reinstate Davis until the investigation was completed.
In compliance with a state court order, the Department reinstated Mr. Davis with full back pay, including interest. Nevertheless, Davis initiated his federal suit seeking millions of dollars in damages claiming that he suffered emotional damages and injury to his reputation as a result of the termination and refusal to reinstate.
To: Napoleon Solo
Thank you for your post.
Now being reported that Councilman James Davis was shot twice in the chest.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:03:33 PM PDT
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(Your request is not unlike your lower intestine. Stinky and full of danger.)
To: conservativefromGa
shooter was a black male per cnnWell, it's probably a white guy with a dark complexion.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:04:05 PM PDT
by
Joe Hadenuf
(Are these people for real?)
To: Napoleon Solo
I am uptown on 40th street
Based on the quality of your rant, Id bet around 40th and 8th, on a grate outside the bus terminal.
I think I gave you a quarter the other day.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:04:51 PM PDT
by
dead
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Rick Leventhal on FoxNews is just now reporting that the suspect is at large, may be injured.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:05:03 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
bump
Comment #216 Removed by Moderator
To: Mo1
Now they are asking how a gun got into the buildingProbably smuggled in by person pretending to be a little old lady in a wheel chair, you know, the kind of person that TSA is supposed to let through airport security with only minimal scruitny.
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
FoxNews reporting, Davis sustained 2 gunshot wounds in the chest.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:06:47 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Napoleon Solo
I live and work in NYC too...I hear what your saying. Its really easy for people to make flippant remarks about stuff like this when they are sitting somewhere in the midwest or down south..but stuff like this strikes those of us who are a FEW BLOCKS alot different..especially having gone through 9/11...
Thanks for the post.
To: William McKinley
He ran on the Liberal ticket in 1998, per your link.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:07:40 PM PDT
by
Humidston
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law)
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