Rifle-toting New York shooter kills cop, critically injures two others
The gunman entered the building on 52nd Street and Park Avenue at around 6.30pm (8.30am AEST) and opened fire in the lobby before going up to another floor and shooting other people there.
The man, reportedly wearing a bulletproof vest, then went up to the 33rd floor and turned the gun on himself, law enforcement sources told the NY Post.
The building, in the heart of Manhattan's business district, houses the offices of investment firm Blackstone and the NFL headquarters.
A witness on the first floor told The Post that 'it sounded like a barrage of shots … Like an automatic weapon. Like a high-capacity weapon.'
'New Yorkers: there is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now,' New York City Mayor Eric Adams wrote on X.
'Please take proper safety precautions if you are in vicinity and do not go outside if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street.'
Chilling images showed the gunman calmly strolling across the Park Ave skyscraper's entry plaza with an assault rifle at his side before carrying out the carnage.
Sources told The Post the number of victims are expected to rise and authorities scour the skyscraper in the aftermath of the mayhem.
At least one police officer was shot at the scene and died.
Two civilians were also struck by gunfire — one of which is also in critical condition, sources said.
The suspect barricaded himself inside and was found dead from a gun-inflicted gunshot wound on the 33rd floor, where other victims were being found, sources said.
'At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralised,' NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed in a statement to X.
The officer who was killed was from the 47 Precinct, but was working a paid detail for the owner of the building, Rudin Properties, at the time of the shooting, sources said.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said that FBI New York Field Office management personnel and agents were responding to provide support at the active crime scene.
Meanwhile, two apparent pro-Palestine protesters were arrested outside of the building around the time of the shooting.
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