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Empire State Building shooter named, was disgruntled ex-worker

Reuters | By, New York
Aug 24, 2012 09:27 PM IST

The man who police say opened fire near New York's Empire State Building on Friday was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, a disgruntled former worker of a nearby women's fashion accessories designer, New York officials said.

The man who police say opened fire near New York's Empire State Building on Friday was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, a disgruntled former worker of a nearby women's fashion accessories designer, New York officials said.

Johnson, 53, previously had lost his job at Hazan Import Corp, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said at a news conference near the scene in New York's midtown Manhattan.

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Johnson and another person were killed and eight people were wounded.

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All of the injured victims are expected to survive, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at the press conference.

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