NEW YORK GUNMAN: Empire State Building SHOOTING: Two DEAD, 9 injured as fired DESIGNER goes POSTAL!

	NEW YORK GUNMAN: Empire State Building SHOOTING: Two DEAD, 9 injured as fired DESIGNER goes POSTAL! NEW YORK GUNMAN: Empire State Building SHOOTING: Two DEAD, 9 injured as fired DESIGNER goes POSTAL! A laid-off designer fatally shot a former co-worker in the head outside the Empire State Building before he was killed by police. Nine people were injured in cross-fire. The suspect, preliminarily identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, was a "disgruntled former employee" of a company located outside the Empire State Building, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. Hazan Imports, where Johnson worked as a designer of women's accessories before the company was downsized, sacked him roughly a year ago. Friday, Johnson returned to his former workplace and waited on a sidewalk near the landmark building. Shooting an ex-colleague in the head at a close range, Johnson attempted to flee the scene. Witnessing the incident, a construction worker alerted two police officers, who pursued Johnson up West 33rd Street into Fifth Avenue. Some witness reports suggested that when the officers approached Johnson, he pulled a .45 caliber handgun from a black briefcase and started shooting. The officers returned fire making some 14 rounds in total, Kelly continued. The former designer sustained a fatal shot and died. But investigators are saying there no evidence yet that Johnson fired at police. Authorities say current ballistic evidence does not support this account. Two women and seven men aged 20 to 56 were wounded or grazed in the incident. The New York Fire Department says their <b>...</b>	From: Conspirafied0 Views: 0 0 ratings
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