Shooting at NYC City Hall. 2 dead, including Concilman James Davis

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Reporters diving for cover at City Hall.

Shots are coming from second floor.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Reports are that a dozen shots have been fired IN city hall.

More details to follow.

[1Old Pro]

Well, could it be an aggravated smoker?

[Mo1]

FNC is reporting on it

2nd floor is where Bloomsberg office?

Reporters are ducking for cover they are reporting

[Elliott Jackalope]

Was there a particular reason there were reporters there? Was a press conference in progress?

[harpseal]

But NYC has some of the strictiest gun laws in teh nation this is not possible.

[stainlessbanner]

bttt

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

WNIW radio reporting that to police officers have been shot at or just outside of City Hall.

[Mo1]

FNC are reporting that 2 police officer have been shoot

Prayers going out to them

[myprecious]

Fox reports 2 cops have been shot.

[Oberon]

A democrat alderman attempts suicide, and misses?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Make that TWO police officers shot.


ADMIN MODERATOR-- Please change title to "2 POLICE OFFICERS SHOT AT NYC CITY HALL. "

[4mycountry]

You need a spell checker.

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[TomGuy]

FoxNews reporting 2 police shot. No word on their conditions nor the perp. Apparently happened just outside city hall.

[1Old Pro]

Breaking now on ABC radio news. wabc reports 2 officers shot.

[Mo1]

FNC reporting that about a dozen shots were fired

[aristeides]

ABC radio news on WMAL: 2 police officers shot.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Gunsmoke?

[hsmomx3]

Is he/was he in there?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I am sure that there are cameras on the street to catch the perps. This is just awful.

[aristeides]

If I understood the ABC report correctly, the shots are coming from a nearby building.

[StriperSniper]

Charles Barron gone off the deep end?

[aristeides]

Limbaugh: mayor safe.

[Brian S]

Bloomberg reported to be safe...

[1Old Pro]

Gunsmoke?

a nicotine fit.

[Mo1]

FNC says he was inside his office and not hurt

Now, I'm not sure if it happened inside or outside of city hall

[Semper911]

Were these shots fired within the building, or out the windows? I mean, where were the cops when they were shot? Anyone know?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Bloomberg is on the second floor, but he is reported to be safe and uninjured

[Catspaw]

Prayers for the police officers who were shot.

[michigander]

Gunshots Heard At City Hall

(Lower Manhattan-AP, July 23, 2003) — Gunshots rang out Wednesday afternoon at City Hall, apparently coming from the second floor of the building in Lower Manhattan.

The shots, fired shortly after 2 p.m., sent reporters in the press room diving for cover beneath their desks. It was unclear if anyone was injured when about a dozen shots rang out.

[LizardQueen]

Any names on the shot officers? A friend of mine is an NYPD cop.

LQ

[from occupied ga]

But NYC has some of the strictiest gun laws in the nation this is not possible.

Beat me to it.

[Larry Lucido]

Prayers for the officers.

[Brian S]

(07-23) 11:23 PDT NEW YORK (AP) --

Shots rang out Wednesday afternoon at City Hall, sending reporters in the press room diving for cover beneath their desks.

The mayor was in his first floor office and was not harmed, said his spokesman, Edward Skyler.

The shots were fired shortly after 2 p.m., apparently on the second floor of the building in lower Manhattan. It was unclear if anyone was wounded when about a dozen shots rang out.

Police officers, including some in riot gear, were seen running across the plaza in front of the building once the shooting stopped. It was not immediately known if the shooter was in custody.

The City Council was holding a meeting on Wednesday, but it was unclear if the shooting was related to the session.

[ganeshpuri89]

Call Bernie back from Baghdad.

[WestPacSailor]

But NYC has some of the strictiest gun laws in teh nation this is not possible.

You mean the law against killing people, and the law prohibiting handguns did NOT keep this criminal from shooting people? Not possible! We need more gun laws. If we outlaw guns this could never happen!

[Mo1]

MSNBC is reporting the police officers in riot gear were seen running across the plaza

[bmwcyle]

Is Bill Clinton taking power?

[lowbridge]

bump

[Rebelbase]

The nicotine deprivation defense.

[b4its2late]

Heads Up.

[1Old Pro]

But NYC has some of the strictiest gun laws in the nation this is not possible. Beat me to it.

Makes the line "If guns are outlawed (in NYC) only outlaws will have guns (in NYC)." ring true.

[Lurking Libertarian]

Was there a particular reason there were reporters there? Was a press conference in progress?

There is a press room at City Hall, and the local media have reporters assigned to covering local government. So there are probably always some reporters in City hall during regualr business hours in case something comes up.

[1Old Pro]

The nicotine deprivation defense.

Yep, it's only a matter of time.

[Mo1]

MSNBC saying that it might have happened during a City Council meetting but they have no other information to confirm this

[kevkrom]

Was there a particular reason there were reporters there?

Being the NYC City Hall, I assume that there are always some reporters hanging around...

[Thane_Banquo]

Is the gunman's name Mohammed?

[harpseal]

I should use a spell checker but I often do not because of other things running and my desire sto simply post. The worst errors are when I put down something spelled right but otherwise wrong becuase I wrote say yards instead of feet.

[Semper911]

Where is the live video? Are they telling me they can't get a video camera in Manhattan?