NYPD Releases Empire Shooting Surveillance Video: 'All Nine Innocent Bystanders Were Shot By Police...'
"All nine innocent bystanders were shot by police..."
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Good write-up is here from Alexander Higgins.
Bystanders Hit By Police Fire
A 56-year-old gunman on Friday morning shot and killed a former coworker outside the Empire State Building, before then being shot and killed by police. Nine bystanders were injured when police opened fire to take out the gunman. It remains unclear if the wounded were struck by shots fired by the gunman or police, but all of the bystanders are currently expected to live. We’ll continue to update with any major developments.
UPDATE #10: All nine people who suffered gunshot wounds outside the Empire State Buiding Friday morning were hit by police gunfire, Police Commsisione Raymond W. Kelly said Saturday. Citing ballistics evidence, Kelly said that it looks like three of the nine bystanders were hit with bullets, while the rest were “struck with fragments of some sort,” reports the New York Times. Three of the victims remained hospitalized Saturday but were in stable condition.
Video released late Friday (embedded below) shows how the police officers opened fire on Jeffrey Johnson as soon as he pointed a .45-caliber pistol at them on the sidewalk. One officer fired seven times, the other nine times. Neither had ever fired their weapon on patrol before, reports the Associated Press. Although witnesses had initially said Johnson had fired at the officers, Kelly said it looks like he never fired his gun after shooting and killing a former colleague.
Source: Slate
Aug 30, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Reader Comments (2)
Neither had fired their weapons on patrol before!
I guess the chief will now require all the boys to start firing them on patrol more often!!
Watch out tourists!!!
Detroit is now the safe spot.
Evan Barney Fife could hit his mark if he was aiming at it. Evan thoe most of the time it was the Floor and Celining..............