Empire State Building shooter named, was disgruntled ex-worker
Reuters | HT Correspondent, 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.
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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