At least three injured, including a police officer, in a shooting in New York, according to NYT

Miami (USA),.- At least three people, including a police officer, were injured this Monday in a shooting in the Manhattan neighborhood of New York, the New York Police Department informed the New York Times, which added that the shooter has died. “At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter is dead,” the New York City Police Department said on social media platform X, without revealing the cause of death.

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The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, confirmed the presence of injured people, but did not reveal their condition. “There have been people who have been shot and wounded, and I will go to the hospital soon,” said Adams, who also confirmed the death of the shooter. According to Police officials cited by the New York media, at least three people were injured in the shooting. Among them is a Police officer. The attack took place around 6:00 PM local time (10:00 PM GMT) near the offices of the investment giant Blackstone, which was immediately evacuated. “I heard shots, loud noises. It seemed like it could be from our material, but it was broken glass. When I went up, I saw the broken glass. A couple of security guards behind the desks were saying: ‘get down, active shooter, run’ and that was it,” Adrien, one of the building’s workers, told EFE. “I didn’t see the shooting,” he added. The city’s mayor, Eric Adams, and the Police Department issued separate alerts on X for New Yorkers to avoid approaching the scene where the attack had occurred. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said that “administrative staff and agents from the FBI Field Office in New York are responding to provide support at the active crime scene in Manhattan.” Images spread on social media reveal several dozens of police cars and ambulances outside the building, while sirens resound at full volume, and several police officers armed with long guns get out of the vehicles in the direction of the offices. At least two helicopters were flying over them, according to EFE.