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A FJC Security Services Inc security guard protecting a federal building in lower Manhattan was fatally shot Friday evening by a gunman, who then took his own life, authorities said. “The suspect is dead at the scene,” NYPD Chief of Department James P. O’Neill said at the scene
NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire at a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Friday, fatally wounding a FJC security guard before killing himself, officials said.
The suspect entered the building just after 5 p.m. and immediately shot the guard with a handgun, police said.
He then walked further into the building toward an elevator when he encountered another employee, said James O’Neill, chief of department for the New York Police Department. The gunman then shot himself in the head.
A police official identified the gunman as Kevin Downing, a man in his late 60s from Fort Lee, New Jersey, according to media reports.
Security guard, gunman dead after federal building shooting
Security Guard, Gunman Dead After Federal Building Shooting
ABC News – 1 hour ago
Police say a security guard has died after a man walked into a federal building in Manhattan and opened fire. The guard, identified by his union as Idrisa Camara, died shortly after the shooting Friday evening. Police say the gunman walked through a …
Police: Gunman Shoots Security Officer Dead, Kills Self At Lower Manhattan …
CBS Local – 2 hours ago
The 68-year-old suspect walked into the building and approached the metal detector at the security screening area, NYPD Chief of Department James O’Neill said. The suspect then pulled out a gun and shot thesecurity guard in the head, officials said.
Police: Man shoots security guard in federal building in New York, later …
Fox News – 1 hour ago
NEW YORK – Police say a man has walked into a federal building in New York City and opened fire, wounding a security guard before shooting himself. The shooter is dead at the scene. The wounded officer has been taken to a hospital. His condition is …
Police: Man shoots security guard, self at New York federal building
WATE 6 On Your Side – 1 hour ago
PHOTO: Aerial scene of a shooting at 201 Varick St. in New York City, Aug. 21, 2015. (WABC). NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man has walked into a federal building in New York City and opened fire, wounding a security guard before shooting himself.
Gunman dead, security guard wounded in shooting at NYC federal building
CBS News – 1 hour ago
The suspect pulled out a gun and shot the security guard, and then shot himself fatally, sources said. FDNY told CBS News one patient was being transported to the hospital and the other was pronounced dead at the scene. The building was placed on …
Police: Man fatally shoots guard, self at federal building in Manhattan
Newsday – 47 minutes ago
A security guard protecting a federal building in lower Manhattan was fatally shot Friday evening by a gunman, who then took his own life, authorities said. “The suspect is dead at the scene,” NYPD Chief of Department James P. O’Neill said at the scene.
Gunman Kills Security Guard at Manhattan Federal Building, Then Kills Self
ABC News – 1 hour ago
A gunman shot and killed a security guard at a federal building in Lower Manhattan Friday afternoon and then shot himself to death, officials said. The incident unfolded after the gunman walked into the lobby of the building on Varick Street around 5 p …
Security guard dead, gunman kills self in shooting at federal building in …
New York Daily News – 1 hour ago
An unhinged 68-year-old veteran walked into a SoHo federal building and opened fire — killing a security guard inside — before taking his own life Friday evening, law enforcement sources said. The incident happened shortly after 5 p.m. at the federal …
Gunman wounds security guard, kills self at federal building in New York City
Los Angeles Times – 47 minutes ago
The suspect, whose identity was not immediately released, shot the security guard at close range and moved past the security checkpoint, then shot himself in the head when he was confronted by a second employee, O’Neill said. The second employee was …
Gunman shoots, kills security guard, self in lower Manhattan
MSNBC – 1 hour ago
A security guard died early Friday evening after being shot in the head by a lone gunman at a U.S. Department of Justice building in lower Manhattan. The gunman, identified by police as a 68-year-old man from Fort Lee, New Jersey, also died from a …
Federal security guard and suspect die after shooting at NYC building
FOX CT – 26 minutes ago
NEW YORK–A federal security guard was shot and killed at a federal building in downtown Manhattan Friday afternoon. According to New York Police Chief James O’Neill, the shooter walked into the federal building around 5:05 p.m., and as he approached …
Security Guard Reportedly Killed in Murder-Suicide at Manhattan Federal Building
Patch.com – 24 minutes ago
A gunman charged into a federal building in Manhattan’s West Village neighborhood near SoHo on Friday, reportedly killing a private security guard and shutting down streets in the area as squad cars and other emergency personnel rushed to the scene.
Police: Man shoots security guard at federal building in NYC
NorthJersey.com – 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man walked into a federal building in Manhattan and opened fire, wounding a security guard, before turning the gun on himself. The New York Police Department say it happened early Friday evening at the building on Varick …
Security Guard Shot by Man Who Turned Gun on Himself in Federal Court House
DNAinfo – 24 minutes ago
SOHO — A security guard at a federal immigration court was fatally shot in the head by a man who then turned the gun on himself Friday evening, sources said. A 68-year-old military veteran entered the courthouse at 201 Varick St., near West Houston …
Veteran, 68, shoots security guard at federal building in Manhattan before …
Daily Mail – 11 minutes ago
A gunman walked into the lobby of a federal building in lower Manhattan’s early on Friday evening and shot a security guard before fatally shooting himself in the head, according to reports. The private security guard, 53, was critically wounded and …
Gunman Kills Guard Then Himself at a Federal Building in Manhattan
New York Times – 1 hour ago
A man walked into a federal building in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan on Friday afternoon and fatally shot a security guard before killing himself, the authorities said. Law enforcement officials said the victim was a privatesecurity guard named …
Gunman dead after shooting, killing security guard in federal building lobby …
KABC-TV – 1 hour ago
A man shot and killed a security guard before turning the gun on himself outside of a federal building in Manhattan. It happened inside the lobby of 201 Varick St. at about 5 p.m., located near the intersection with West Houston. Sources said a 68-year …
Sources: Gunman dead after shooting security guard in federal building lobby …
WABC-TV – 1 hour ago
Two people were shot outside a federal building on Varick Street in Lower Manhattan Friday afternoon. (Greg Wong). WABC. Friday, August 21, 2015 06:04PM. LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) –. A man shot asecurity guard before turning the gun on himself …
Man shoots guard in New York federal building, then kills self
CNN – 1 hour ago
The guard was standing by the building’s security checkpoint when he was shot. The gunman fatally shot himself, the source said. The building, with one entrance at 201 Varick Street, has a post office, a credit union and offices for the Department of …
Sources: Gunman dead after shooting, killing security guard in federal …
WABC-TV – 59 minutes ago
During a news conference, NYPD Chief of Department James O’Neill said the gunman walked into the federal building and walked toward a metal detector in the security screening area. He then pulled out a handgun and shot the security guard at close …
Gunman Kills Security Guard at Manhattan Federal Building, Officials Say
ABC News – 35 minutes ago
Gunman Kills Security Guard at Manhattan Federal Building, Officials Say. More. The gunman shot the 53-year-old security guard at close range before turning the weapon on himself. 1:01 | 08/21/15 …
Man Opens Fire in Lobby of Federal Building in SoHo, Kills Guard Before …
NBC New York – 1 hour ago
A man walked into the lobby of a federal building in SoHo, shot an armed private security guard in the head and then shot himself, authorities say. The 53-year-old guard died shortly after the 5 p.m. shooting on Varick Street; the gunman, identified as …
Security Guard, Gunman Dead In Shooting At NYC Federal Building
Huffington Post – 1 hour ago
A gunman shot a security guard inside a federal building in Manhattan late Friday, then killed himself, police said. The gunman died at the scene, at Houston and Varick streets, police said. The security guard, shot at close range, was taken to a …
Military veteran kills guard, then himself at federal building
New York Post – 9 minutes ago
A 68-year-old military veteran gunned down a security guard inside a Manhattan federal building on Friday — and then used the weapon to kill himself, law enforcement sources told The Post. With a bag in hand, Kevin Downing of Fort Lee, N.J., walked …
Two dead in New York City shooting
NEWS.com.au – 15 minutes ago
The shooter pulled a firearm out of a bag and shot an armed private security guard, a police spokeswoman told AFP. The New York Daily News reported that the shooter was a 68-year-old US army veteran. The suspect then walked past the security point and …
Police: Man shoots, wounds NYC security guard in federal building, then …
Greenfield Daily Reporter – 57 minutes ago
NEW YORK — A security guard was critically wounded Friday evening after a man walked into a federal building in Manhattan and opened fire before turning the gun on himself, police said. The New York Police Department said it happened around 5 p.m. at …
Security Guard Killed by Shooter at Federal Building in Manhattan
JP Updates – 1 hour ago
One of the people who was shot was a security officer at the building, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed law-enforcement official. The suspect in the shooting is believed to have then committed suicide with the same weapon, it said.
Gunman kills guard, self at NY federal building
The Hill (blog) – 48 minutes ago
The suspected shooter was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police, while the security guard was rushed to an area hospital where he died, according to reports. The building houses an immigration court and offices for multiple federal agencies …
Gunman slays guard at NYC federal building, then kills himself
Reuters – 21 minutes ago
NEW YORK A gunman opened fire at a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Friday, fatally wounding a security guard before killing himself, officials said. The suspect entered the building just after 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) and immediately shot the guard …
BREAKING: Security officer and shooter killed inside federal building in West …
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV – 40 minutes ago
WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan — A security guard and shooter have died after a shootout outside a federal building located at 201 Varick Street. 68-year-old Kevin Downing allegedly walked into the building, fatally shot 53-year-old Idrissa Camara, a …
Our Prayers go out to the FJC Security Guard killed senselessly today in Lower Manhattan and also to his family.
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