Shooting at NYC City Hall. 2 dead, including Concilman James Davis

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Reporters diving for cover at City Hall.

Shots are coming from second floor.

[jimbo123]

http://wnbc.feedroom.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&fr_story=FEEDROOM38919

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Probably 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.

FYI, the biggest drug dealer my town has ever seen was an 85 year old Albanian woman. I have no problem checking little old ladies. They are perfect mules.

[AppyPappy]

I think I gave you a **quarter** the other day.

You misspelled "quart".

[mabelkitty]

What about the guy he brought in to the chambers with him today?

[putupon]

ROFL!!!

[Quilla]

As a non-New Yorker, I took Mr. McGee's comments to be highly complimentary of your city's finest. I certainly don't see a problem with them and I doubt seriously he's going to be crying U.N.C.L.E.

[StriperSniper]

Well, it's probably a white guy with a dark complexion.

Lots of them in NYC this time of July.

[Old Sarge]

Is She okay?

Will someone please tell me?

Oh, merciful God, TELL ME HILLARY'S OKAY!!!!

[yarddog]

If I were you I would not assume anything about anyone who posts on this forum.

He may live in a place much worse than NY or perhaps has been in danger a few times.

[dead]

LOL! (hiccup!)

[michigander]

Councilman Among those Shot in City Hall Gunfire: Many Roads Closed, and Mass Transit Affected

(Lower Manhattan-AP, July 23, 2003) — A gunman opened fire today at City Hall, in the balcony of the second-floor City Council chambers. It happened during a hearing in the council chambers, and a city councilman is among those hurt. The shooter has not been caught.

Ten shots, fired shortly after 2 p.m., sent reporters in the press room diving for cover beneath their desks. Loud screaming echoed through City Hall as the gunfire began, and continued for about three minutes. Soon after, Newscopter 7 watched as two people were taken out on stretchers and taken to NYU Downtown Hospital.

Eyewitness News is told Councilman James Davis is one of those shot. That news comes from his office. A police officer at the scene says Davis was shot twice in the chest.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on the first floor when the shots were fired on the second floor. A spokesman for the mayor said that he was in his office at the time of the shooting and was not hurt.

The front of City Hall has been closed off because police officers and a EMS workers. There is alot of activity going on in front of the building. The Brooklyn Bridge was shut down to traffic as police began their investigation. Many streets are closed.

Here's the impact on traffic as of 2:48pm:

There is police activity in the area of city hall on the following lines : N, R, 4,5,6, and Cnnections for the J, M, and Z, lines.

On the FDR, expect delays from Brooklyn Bridge to 34th Street

Motorists are told to avoid the area of City Hall if they can. The streets immediately around City Hall are closed. Southbound Broadway is closed at Duane St. Chambers is closed both ways at Church Street. Park Row is closed at Spruce Street.

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. A witness, Tom Curry, said a man on the second-floor balcony pulled a handgun and began firing across at a second man. Curry, an attorney for the City Council, had no further details. The entrances and exits to the building were sealed off, and a stretcher was rushed inside by police in flak jackets.

[Rabid Dog]

Ditto. I think Travis was solidly behind the capabilities of the NYPD and S.W.A.T. Perhaps the intent was misread.

[Outraged At FLA]

Shep (FOX) is talking about the smoking ban protest that was there before the shooting lol..

[Petronski]

I'm betting it's a bar owner put out of business by the smoking ban.

[harpseal]

I think you are over reacting to Travis McGee's comments regarding the New York City Police who are among the most professional well trained and well equiped police officers in the world. All he was doing was praising their professionalism and stating that they would properly ahndle this situation if they had tiime to get there before the perp fled.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Bloomberg Press Conference:

"We have a description of the shooter. They are searching City Hall and the neighborhood. This is not terrorist related."

That's it. He did not give a description of the shooter to the public ( which is pretty darn stupid, let the public find the guy )

[michigander]

Shep (FOX) is talking about the smoking ban protest that was there before the shooting lol..

So these are going to be smoking related deaths/injuries?

[codercpc]

Dont worry everybody, Mayor Bloomberg just said

THIS IS NOT TERRORISM

[Hatteras]

"Perhaps the intent was misread"

Shirley, you're joking. Misreading someone's intent? Here? At FreeRepublic? Nah, that doesn't happen here...

[jimbo123]

The suspect is probably Black or Hispanic. That's why Bloomberg didn't want to give the description. Bloomberg is an idiot.