New York. Police shot a gunman at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City, USA. According to a police and Reuters photographer present at the scene, the gunman on the steps of the church shouted to kill me. After that the police shot him. New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shia told reporters after the violence incident that afternoon that he thanked the three police officers who acted immediately on the suspect and no other casualties were reported in the incident.
The identity of the suspect has not been found
Police said that the suspect has not been identified. The police fired a total of 15 rounds on the suspect in the encounter in which the suspect was shot in the head. Shortly thereafter, the suspect was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead. While giving information about the recovered goods at the scene, Police Commissioner Shia said that the police recovered two semi-automatic handguns from the spot and found a bag, which is said to have belonged to the suspect. Gasoline, rope, wire, several knives, a Bible and tape were found in this bag.
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Music event took place in the church
The incident of the shooting took place on the stairs outside the Cathedral Church of New York. An outdoor choir program took place on the steps of the church before this event, which was attended by about 200 people. The encounter took place 15 minutes after the incident. Due to Corona, the Christmas Holiday Concert was taken out keeping in mind the safety rules.
As soon as the firing started, the artists and spectators went inside the church
The police commissioner said that the artist and most of the audience had either gone inside the church or had left before the firing started. Only 15 people were present when the gunman climbed the stairs. According to a Reuters journalist who was on the scene there, the gunman fired at me with handguns shouting “kill me,” and “shoot me”, causing panic among the people standing there, and running around to save themselves. Started. The
gunman had already fired
Photographer said that after taking cover, police officers ordered the suspect to throw weapons. Reuters photos of the gunman showed him wearing a black winter coat, a white baseball-style cap and a face mask bearing the Dominican Republic flag. He was holding a pistol in both hands. He also carried a big bag on his shoulders.
Footage in the local news media shows the police searching for a car parked nearby. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter that the swift action of our NYPD officers saved the crowd safely.
