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Big Orange Jeff

(262 posts) Fri Aug 24, 2012, 10:54 AM Aug 2012

I just received a text alert about a shooting outside the Empire State Building. Any news?

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I just received a text alert about a shooting outside the Empire State Building. Any news? (Original Post) Big Orange Jeff Aug 2012 OP

CNN: The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #1

I heard about it on the radio about 30 minutes ago CatWoman Aug 2012 #2

Thanks. nt Big Orange Jeff Aug 2012 #4

I was just there and was wondering why there were so many helicopters and police. JackBeck Aug 2012 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,831 posts)

1. CNN:

Reply to Big Orange Jeff (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 10:57 AM

Aug 2012

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/24/shooting-reported-outside-empire-state-building/?hpt=hp_t1

CatWoman

(79,302 posts)

2. I heard about it on the radio about 30 minutes ago

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 11:00 AM

Aug 2012

several people were shot and the shooter was killed

Big Orange Jeff

(262 posts)

4. Thanks. nt

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 04:21 PM

Aug 2012

JackBeck

(12,359 posts)

3. I was just there and was wondering why there were so many helicopters and police.

Reply to Big Orange Jeff (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2012, 11:03 AM

Aug 2012

Employee fired yesterday, came back today with a rifle and killed manager.

And then opened fire on the crowd. At least 8 others wounded. Police killed shooter outside the bar my partner and I frequent after work before heading back to NJ.

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