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Shots fired in NYC city hall
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Posted on 07/23/2003 11:53:11 AM PDT by fritter
NEW YORK, July 23 A man on the second-floor balcony of City Hall pulled a handgun and began firing Wednesday afternoon, reportedly injuring two people inside the building in lower Manhattan.
Screams echoed through City Hall as about a dozen shots rang out shortly after 2 p.m., sending people diving for cover beneath their desks.
One police officer at the scene said there were reports of two police officers injured, but that could not immediately be confirmed. However, two ambulances were seen leaving the plaza outside City Hall.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in his office but was not harmed, said his spokesman, Edward Skyler.
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 in custody.
A witness, Tom Curry, said a man 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, which are secured by metal detectors, were sealed off, and a stretcher was rushed inside by police in flak jackets. It was not immediately clear how anyone got a gun inside.
The City Council was holding a meeting on Wednesday, but it was unclear if the shooting was related to the session.
TOPICS: US: New York
KEYWORDS: brooklyn; casualties; cityhall; jamesdavis; nypd; othnielboazaskew
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they have shut down the Bk & Manhattan Bridges
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posted on
07/23/2003 11:53:11 AM PDT
by
fritter
To: fritter
And NY has some of the strictest gun laws around...
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posted on
07/23/2003 11:56:55 AM PDT
by
trebb
To: fritter
they have shut down the Bk & Manhattan Bridges Oh good god. You can't shut down the whole damn city because one guy pulls a gun.
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posted on
07/23/2003 11:57:28 AM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: fritter
Gun control in action!
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:01:12 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: Rodney King
It's not the whole city. Given their proximity to City Hall, these are the two bridges a suspect would be most likely to use for escape.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:01:42 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: wideawake
It's not the whole city. Given their proximity to City Hall, these are the two bridges a suspect would be most likely to use for escape. That's true. Now if they shut down the GW, or the tunnels, that'd be excessive.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:03:23 PM PDT
by
Huck
To: Rodney King
they have shut down the Bk & Manhattan Bridges
Oh good god. You can't shut down the whole damn city because one guy pulls a gun.I hope that no one from Al Qaeda reads about that. A few guys in turbans armed with squirt guns could crash the economy!
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:03:57 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
To: wideawake
I'll bet its not escape they are worried about, they probably have the guy. It's the whole crisis mentality.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:04:37 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: fritter
How funny that Bloomberg is still in hiding and it's over an hour since the incident ended. HE'S NO RUDY!
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:05:45 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
((Dems inhabit a parallel universe))
To: fritter
Maybe they should post a sign on City Hall saying "No Guns Allowed". With really big letters. That would put an end to this silliness. < /sarcasm>
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:07:48 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(...and Freedom tastes of Reality.)
To: Rodney King
It's the whole crisis mentality. You're right....
To: Rodney King
Think again. Just came over the tape that the police are searching for the assailant. They've been on the scene almost an hour and can't find him.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:13:40 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: fritter
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in his office, on the floor, under his desk, viciously smashing several cartons of Marlboro Light 100's, with his bare hands, in an effort to prove that he really, really dislikes cigarettes. but was not harmed. <\sarcasm>
To: wideawake
Thanks. good call.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:17:01 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
To: Rodney King
New info: suspect was dressed in a blue suit, appeared to have a specific target in mind, may have critically wounded a city councilman, and wounded either security or cops as well.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:19:23 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: wideawake
Doesn't seem much like a joking matter, then, it seems to me.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:21:21 PM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Rodney King
Wounded City Councilman named James Davis - represents Brooklyn, maybe Brooklyn Heights area - office address is on DeKalb Ave.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:22:32 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: Rodney King
Former Black Panther and Mugabe fan Councilman Charles Barron being quoted as saying that Davis actually was introducing the shooter before the Council meeting - something really weird going on here.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:24:19 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: HairOfTheDog
NYC GUN CONTROL EXAMPLE
BROOKLYN COUNCILMAN DAVIS SHOT
LIGHT SKINNED BLACK SHOOTER AT LARGE
satellite feed poor on CNN
MSNTV email snapshot/Yahoo email decoded image to URL
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:25:56 PM PDT
by
autoresponder
(PETA TERRORISTS .wav file: BRUCE FRIEDRICH: http://tinyurl.com/hjhd)
To: wideawake
Holy Cow!!! That is weird. It would be nice if (as it's already happened) if it's some anti-bush nut.
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posted on
07/23/2003 12:26:54 PM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along.)
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