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.
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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.
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