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Ladybbird · 24-08-12, 21:58

Multiple People Shot near Empire State Building

CBS News 24 August 2012

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - A man laid off about a year ago went to his former workplace Friday morning and shot a co-worker in the face, killing him, before a shootout broke out between him and New York police officers near the Empire State Building, injuring nine, the police said.
The gunman was shot and killed by two officers. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said during a Friday news conference that the people wounded in the shootout suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Some of those injured may have been accidentally shot by the officers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

"This is a terrible tragedy, and there's no doubt that the situation would have been even more tragic but for some extraordinary acts of heroism," Bloomberg said.

Video Here: Watch Bloomberg and Kelly brief reporters on the shooting

Kelly identified the gunman as Jeffrey Johnson, who was laid off as a designer of women's accessories from Hazan Import after working there for six years. Kelly also said Johnson was 53 but later corrected himself, saying Johnson was actually 58, CBS station WCBS-TV reports.

Kelly only identified the co-worker as a 41-year-old man. WCBS-TV reports the victim is Steven Ercolino, a vice president at Hazan Import.

A man who answered the phone at Ercolino's home in Warwick, northwest of Manhattan, said he was too distraught to talk.

"He was a good son, that's all I can say, said the man, who didn't give his name.

CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports that Johnson and the victim had each filed harassment complaints against each other during the past year. It's unclear whether those complaints were filed with police or in civil court. Johnson has no criminal record, police told WCBS-TV.

Wearing a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase, women's accessories designer Jeffrey Johnson walked up to the import company vice president, Steven Ercolino, put a gun to his head and fired five times without saying a word, authorities said.
A witness told investigators that Johnson shot Ercolino once in the head and, after he fell to the sidewalk, stood over him and shot him again. The gunman walked away and calmly turned up 5th Avenue, where he blended in with the crowd, police said.

"Jeffrey just came from behind two cars, pulled out his gun, put it up to Steve's head and shot him," Carol Timan, whose daughter, Irene, was walking to Hazan Imports at the time with Ercolino, told The Associated Press.
With his .45 caliber handgun hidden in black bag, Johnson fled, Kelly said. A construction worker who saw the shooting followed Johnson and alerted two police officers, a detail regularly assigned to patrol city landmarks like the 1,454-foot skyscraper since the 9/11 terror attacks, officials said.
There were conflicting accounts about whether Johnson fired at the police officers or just pointed the gun at them.
Kelly initially said the officers were fired upon, but later said police were investigating. Johnson can be seen on video reaching into a bag, pulling out a .45-caliber pistol and pointing it at officers, Kelly said.
The two officers drew their weapons and fired 16 rounds, killing Johnson, Kelly said.
"These officers ... had absolutely no choice," Kelly said. "This individual took a gun out very close to them and perhaps fired at them."

Kelly said police may be responsible for some of the injuries because of the limited capacity of the gunman's weapon. Johnson's semi-automatic weapon was equipped to fire at least eight rounds; at least one round was left in the clip, police said. Another loaded magazine was in his briefcase.

Johnson legally bought the gun in Sarasota, Fla., in 1991, but he didn't have a required permit to possess the weapon in New York City, police said.
"New York City, as you know, is the safest big city in the country, and we are on pace to have a record low number of murders this year," Bloomberg said. "But we are not immune to the national problem of gun violence," he said about the shooting, which comes in the wake of mass shootings inside a Colorado movie theater and a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
"People were yelling 'Get down! Get down!", said Marc Engel, an accountant who was on a bus in the area when he heard the shots. "It took about 15 seconds, a lot of pop, pop, pop, pop, one shot after the other."
Afterward, he saw the sidewalks littered with the wounded, including one person "dripping enough blood to leave a stream."
Some of the victims were reportedly found inside the lobby of the Empire State Building while some were found on the street.
The FBI said that there is "no initial connection to terrorism."

Witnesses described a chaotic scene.
"I was sitting outside, and I heard three shots first and I saw three people running up to Park Avenue way from the Empire State Building," one woman told WCBS-TV. "Then we heard it again and it was like 10 to 15 shots at one time. Then we saw the whole block, like over 50 people running to Park Avenue."

"I was pulling some boxes out of my truck and right in front of my truck I heard about five gunshots," another witness told CBS station WINS-AM. "I turned around to the left and I saw a man lying vertically with blood coming out of his head."
"I just asked one of the folks who was running by me what had happened and they said 'someone was shot,'" Sid Dinsay, a former New York City Office of Emergency Management official, told CBS station WCBS-AM. "Take a few more steps down the block and there was a deceased person on the sidewalk, apparently the victim of gunshots and lifeless and just lying there."

Friday's shooting is the third high-profile gun incident of the summer, following the July 20 massacre at a Denver-area movie theater that killed 12 people and injured 58 others, and a mass shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple Aug. 5 that left seven people dead, including the gunman with ties to a white supremacist group.

Shooting near Empire State Building (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Click here -40 Photos

The gunfire came less than two weeks after a knife-wielding man was shot dead by police near another tourist-saturated part of the city. Authorities say police shot 51-year-old Darrius Kennedy after he lunged at officers with a kitchen knife Aug. 12. Kennedy was smoking marijuana in Times Square on a Saturday afternoon when officers first approached, police said. It was the beginning of an encounter that would stretch for seven crowded blocks.

In 1997, a gunman opened fire on the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building, killing one tourist and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself.
Metal detectors and bag searchers have been standard at the 102-story skyscraper since the 1997 shooting.
Millions of tourists visiting New York ascend its heights to gape over the city from its observation deck, made famous in films such as "Sleepless in Seattle." It was 1933's "King Kong" that showed a giant ape clutching Fay Wray and fending off airplanes atop the tower.
The skyscraper and its observatories remained open throughout the mayhem Friday, the building's owner said.

"This unfortunate event had nothing to do with the Empire State Building and with terrorism," said Anthony Malkin of Malkin Holdings.

© 2012 CBS

photostill · 27-08-12, 01:53

Sure seems odd that the danger to the public came from the cops. While not intentional I am sure, there seems to be a large gap in understanding weapons and what they do. I'm sorry but on the surface this looks like a pair of rookies without a real clue about what you do in a crowd situation with a gunman. Action and reaction, well and good. Forethought? Not so much.

Were these 'NYC' finest ever in the battlefield and had that sort of training, one of the first things a machine gunner learns is that bullets are often more effective if you don't fire straight at the troops but rather doing ricochets off rocks and pebbles because you start getting those two-for-one shots. By the same training, artillery is more effective in the woods if you don't aim at the ground but at the trees. The flying splinters do mass damage compared to the shell itself.

But ricochet and its damage within a group isn't something these men considered, till after the fact. Not only that but to have taken 16 rounds for one man, isn't the mark of a marksman. It sounds more like the mark of some idiot thinking if they fire enough rounds they'll get him.

On the whole, poorly trained.

24-08-12, 21:58	#1
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,662 Thanks: 27,646 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Video/Photos-Multi Shooting Near Empire State Building, US Multiple People Shot near Empire State Building CBS News 24 August 2012 (CBS/AP) NEW YORK - A man laid off about a year ago went to his former workplace Friday morning and shot a co-worker in the face, killing him, before a shootout broke out between him and New York police officers near the Empire State Building, injuring nine, the police said. The gunman was shot and killed by two officers. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said during a Friday news conference that the people wounded in the shootout suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Some of those injured may have been accidentally shot by the officers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "This is a terrible tragedy, and there's no doubt that the situation would have been even more tragic but for some extraordinary acts of heroism," Bloomberg said. Video Here: Watch Bloomberg and Kelly brief reporters on the shooting Kelly identified the gunman as Jeffrey Johnson, who was laid off as a designer of women's accessories from Hazan Import after working there for six years. Kelly also said Johnson was 53 but later corrected himself, saying Johnson was actually 58, CBS station WCBS-TV reports. Kelly only identified the co-worker as a 41-year-old man. WCBS-TV reports the victim is Steven Ercolino, a vice president at Hazan Import. A man who answered the phone at Ercolino's home in Warwick, northwest of Manhattan, said he was too distraught to talk. "He was a good son, that's all I can say, said the man, who didn't give his name. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports that Johnson and the victim had each filed harassment complaints against each other during the past year. It's unclear whether those complaints were filed with police or in civil court. Johnson has no criminal record, police told WCBS-TV. Wearing a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase, women's accessories designer Jeffrey Johnson walked up to the import company vice president, Steven Ercolino, put a gun to his head and fired five times without saying a word, authorities said. A witness told investigators that Johnson shot Ercolino once in the head and, after he fell to the sidewalk, stood over him and shot him again. The gunman walked away and calmly turned up 5th Avenue, where he blended in with the crowd, police said. "Jeffrey just came from behind two cars, pulled out his gun, put it up to Steve's head and shot him," Carol Timan, whose daughter, Irene, was walking to Hazan Imports at the time with Ercolino, told The Associated Press. With his .45 caliber handgun hidden in black bag, Johnson fled, Kelly said. A construction worker who saw the shooting followed Johnson and alerted two police officers, a detail regularly assigned to patrol city landmarks like the 1,454-foot skyscraper since the 9/11 terror attacks, officials said. There were conflicting accounts about whether Johnson fired at the police officers or just pointed the gun at them. Kelly initially said the officers were fired upon, but later said police were investigating. Johnson can be seen on video reaching into a bag, pulling out a .45-caliber pistol and pointing it at officers, Kelly said. The two officers drew their weapons and fired 16 rounds, killing Johnson, Kelly said. "These officers ... had absolutely no choice," Kelly said. "This individual took a gun out very close to them and perhaps fired at them." Kelly said police may be responsible for some of the injuries because of the limited capacity of the gunman's weapon. Johnson's semi-automatic weapon was equipped to fire at least eight rounds; at least one round was left in the clip, police said. Another loaded magazine was in his briefcase. Johnson legally bought the gun in Sarasota, Fla., in 1991, but he didn't have a required permit to possess the weapon in New York City, police said. "New York City, as you know, is the safest big city in the country, and we are on pace to have a record low number of murders this year," Bloomberg said. "But we are not immune to the national problem of gun violence," he said about the shooting, which comes in the wake of mass shootings inside a Colorado movie theater and a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. "People were yelling 'Get down! Get down!", said Marc Engel, an accountant who was on a bus in the area when he heard the shots. "It took about 15 seconds, a lot of pop, pop, pop, pop, one shot after the other." Afterward, he saw the sidewalks littered with the wounded, including one person "dripping enough blood to leave a stream." Some of the victims were reportedly found inside the lobby of the Empire State Building while some were found on the street. The FBI said that there is "no initial connection to terrorism." Witnesses described a chaotic scene. "I was sitting outside, and I heard three shots first and I saw three people running up to Park Avenue way from the Empire State Building," one woman told WCBS-TV. "Then we heard it again and it was like 10 to 15 shots at one time. Then we saw the whole block, like over 50 people running to Park Avenue." "I was pulling some boxes out of my truck and right in front of my truck I heard about five gunshots," another witness told CBS station WINS-AM. "I turned around to the left and I saw a man lying vertically with blood coming out of his head." "I just asked one of the folks who was running by me what had happened and they said 'someone was shot,'" Sid Dinsay, a former New York City Office of Emergency Management official, told CBS station WCBS-AM. "Take a few more steps down the block and there was a deceased person on the sidewalk, apparently the victim of gunshots and lifeless and just lying there." Friday's shooting is the third high-profile gun incident of the summer, following the July 20 massacre at a Denver-area movie theater that killed 12 people and injured 58 others, and a mass shooting at a Wisconsin Sikh temple Aug. 5 that left seven people dead, including the gunman with ties to a white supremacist group. Shooting near Empire State Building (GRAPHIC IMAGES) Click here -40 Photos The gunfire came less than two weeks after a knife-wielding man was shot dead by police near another tourist-saturated part of the city. Authorities say police shot 51-year-old Darrius Kennedy after he lunged at officers with a kitchen knife Aug. 12. Kennedy was smoking marijuana in Times Square on a Saturday afternoon when officers first approached, police said. It was the beginning of an encounter that would stretch for seven crowded blocks. In 1997, a gunman opened fire on the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building, killing one tourist and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself. Metal detectors and bag searchers have been standard at the 102-story skyscraper since the 1997 shooting. Millions of tourists visiting New York ascend its heights to gape over the city from its observation deck, made famous in films such as "Sleepless in Seattle." It was 1933's "King Kong" that showed a giant ape clutching Fay Wray and fending off airplanes atop the tower. The skyscraper and its observatories remained open throughout the mayhem Friday, the building's owner said. 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photostill The Enigma Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 9,977 Thanks: 3,009 Thanked 1,524 Times in 928 Posts	Re: Video/Photos-Multi Shooting Near Empire State Building, US Sure seems odd that the danger to the public came from the cops. While not intentional I am sure, there seems to be a large gap in understanding weapons and what they do. I'm sorry but on the surface this looks like a pair of rookies without a real clue about what you do in a crowd situation with a gunman. Action and reaction, well and good. Forethought? Not so much. Were these 'NYC' finest ever in the battlefield and had that sort of training, one of the first things a machine gunner learns is that bullets are often more effective if you don't fire straight at the troops but rather doing ricochets off rocks and pebbles because you start getting those two-for-one shots. By the same training, artillery is more effective in the woods if you don't aim at the ground but at the trees. The flying splinters do mass damage compared to the shell itself. But ricochet and its damage within a group isn't something these men considered, till after the fact. Not only that but to have taken 16 rounds for one man, isn't the mark of a marksman. It sounds more like the mark of some idiot thinking if they fire enough rounds they'll get him. On the whole, poorly trained. __________________ You can help this site, by clicking on the link below to buy a Premium Account. & Thank you for helping us. Click;

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