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6 Dead After Truck Driver Mows Down Pedestrians in Lower Manhattan: Sources
NBC NYC ^ | 10/31/2017 | By Jonathan Dienst and Marc Santia

Posted on 10/31/2017 1:31:04 PM PDT by Red Badger

At least six people were killed and 15 were injured when a truck driver deliberately mowed down people in lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, officials tell News 4 New York.

Sources initially said they were responding to a report of at least five people shot near West and Chambers streets in Tribeca, but officials say their investigation now shows the injuries may have come from the truck crash. Police sources tell News 4 that a box truck driver was traveling the wrong way down a bicycle path, injuring several people. The box truck then collided with a Home Deport rental truck, and the box truck driver got out with what now appears to be a fake firearm. He was then shot by police. He's in custody.

A box truck driver zoomed the wrong way down a bicycle path, mowing down several people, sources say. The driver then got out with what appeared to be firearms.

Witnesses told News 4 they saw the driver running around with the apparent guns.

He was then shot by police, according to sources. He's in custody, police say.

Students from the top-ranked Stuyvesant High School and other witnesses in the area tweeted that they'd heard gunshots. A message has been left with the Department of Education.

A large number of police vehicles could be seen near West Street and Chambers Street in Tribeca, which is near a community college, Stuyvesant High School, and a few blocks north of the National Sept. 11 Memorial.

According to audio recorded by the service Broadcastify, the NYPD cleared the area around the truck to bring in bomb squads shortly after the violent episode.

“Box truck on Chambers and West, we need that area cleared,” said one officer. “We need everybody away from that truck.”

Both Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo were headed to the scene.

Students were dismissed from class after a shooting - some students said the shooting was outside the school pic.twitter.com/eIKlDSLQVB — Madison Mills (@MadisonMills22) October 31, 2017

Apparently an active shooter in Battery Park City according to kid I tutor. Stay safe everybody. — Larry Sulner (@bearjew318) October 31, 2017

active shooter near my house. stay away from lower west manhattan. — tyler (@swooshfacekilla) October 31, 2017

The students from Stuyvesant started running like “omg that was a real gun!” — walter bishop (@neurax_) October 31, 2017

Three to four gunshots just went off by my job. Think they came from Stuyvesant high school... — Mike (@el_dorado91) October 31, 2017

Published 55 minutes ago | Updated 1 minute ago


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: allahakbar; bluezones; isis; islam; jihadinamerica; liberals; muslims; muslimworld; newyork; ny; nyc; radicalislam; religionofpieces; sayfullosaipov; terror; terrorist; urban
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To: unread

The truck was rented in Jersey City. It was Jersey City where the first Trade Center attacker’s rented a truck.


121 posted on 10/31/2017 2:26:30 PM PDT by surrey
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To: VeniVidiVici

It doesn’t look American, does it...


122 posted on 10/31/2017 2:27:48 PM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Red Badger
Imagine had he used a silencer.........

In fact ALL examples of this model ASSAULT TRUCK come standard with Silencer Muffler.

123 posted on 10/31/2017 2:28:26 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: EinNYC

“The driver then deliberately crashed into a school bus carrying three children, police said; witnesses told police they saw the driver swerve the truck to target the bus. They said the driver screamed “Allah’ akbar” in the truck, then emerged carrying two fake guns — either BB or paint guns — and started running around before he was finally shot by police.”


124 posted on 10/31/2017 2:28:49 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: RummyChick

I guess they were trying to shoot him in his brain.


125 posted on 10/31/2017 2:29:09 PM PDT by dforest
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To: wastedyears
They'll say it was a lone wolf act and to not blame a whole group.

Governor Cuomo saying just that.

126 posted on 10/31/2017 2:29:13 PM PDT by CedarDave (Alt-left hates presidents pics on paper money. I'll gladly collect those offensive bills from them!)
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To: mewzilla

I’m surprised they were able to get DeBlasio there for this presser. He’s usually at the gym or napping.


127 posted on 10/31/2017 2:29:31 PM PDT by surrey
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To: Hulka
Fox reporting the guy was hollering ala akbar.

That's a shame. Now we'll never know his motive.

128 posted on 10/31/2017 2:29:49 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: Red Badger

It’s so infuriating. I can’t stand the MSM.


129 posted on 10/31/2017 2:32:30 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: MtnClimber
Ahhh!

The Home Depot truck rental loophole.

130 posted on 10/31/2017 2:33:12 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: dfwgator

Yeah. A big city that has Muslims in it.

131 posted on 10/31/2017 2:36:27 PM PDT by Maceman
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To: Red Badger

Mayor DeBlasio and authorities indicate that the motive is unclear. /sarc


132 posted on 10/31/2017 2:36:38 PM PDT by CASchack
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To: wastedyears

Mayor deBlasio will be on the news worried about the effect of the backlash on the Muslim community in 3,2,1...


133 posted on 10/31/2017 2:37:03 PM PDT by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: Gideon7

Picture of terrorist under arrest:

https://twitter.com/NYCityAlerts/status/925474980170817536/photo/1

(Click on ‘View’)


134 posted on 10/31/2017 2:37:50 PM PDT by Gideon7
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To: CASchack

Was school bus target or just dumb luck


135 posted on 10/31/2017 2:38:21 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Interesting Times

Name mentioned on HANNITY radio. Didn’t catch it.


136 posted on 10/31/2017 2:38:48 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT Dr)
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To: I want the USA back
Another mucking fuzzie. No surprise there. Past warnings were ignored. Will happen ageain and again.

Another Islamophobic post on FREEREPUBLIC. Muslims are required by their HOLY Koran to kill and harass infidels. Muslims are required to rape and torture, even enslave infidels to terrorize them. To prevent these attacks is to prevent Muslims from practicing their religion, which would not be Constitutional.

If Hussein Obama could have convinced America to elect his hand picked successor, Hillary, more peaceful Muslims could have been admitted. As the number of Muslims rise in the west, we will see the true colors of a significant Muslim minority scattered among infidels.

Make yout daughters and granddaughters, your wives and children available to the Muslim immigrants and fewer of these Muslim attacks against infidels will occcur. Make sure your family knows to be submissive if approached by a Muslim immigrant, they will not take no for an answer.

The sooner we submit to the Muslims, the sooner we can all convert to Islam. For if you don't convert, the Koran orders Muslims to slaughter all of the infidels. /sarc

137 posted on 10/31/2017 2:38:54 PM PDT by politicianslie (Lying to Americans is easy-Presstitutes listen to what they are told to say and they repeat it 24/7)
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To: Gideon7

“Multiple officials tell ABC News suspect in custody is identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov from Tampa, FL”


138 posted on 10/31/2017 2:39:13 PM PDT by Gideon7
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To: Deo volente
It is called a flatbed pickup truck

https://www.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/load-n-go-truck-rental/

139 posted on 10/31/2017 2:39:53 PM PDT by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: JimRed

I’m in the same boat.

Trying to contact my son...


140 posted on 10/31/2017 2:40:19 PM PDT by sauropod (I am His and He is Mine)
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