Aug. 25, 2012 at 5:28pm with 254 notes
Reblogged from aragingquiet
breakingnews: All Empire State shooting victims wounded by police gunfire CNN: The nine pedestrians wounded Friday morning in the shooting outside of the Empire State Building were all wounded by New York police gunfire. A gun battle began as police shot at a man holding a .45 caliber pistol who had just killed a former co-worker.  Police say an investigation is underway. One officer shot nine rounds, while another shot 7.  “Police identified the gunman as Jeffrey Johnson, 58, who was apparently laid off from his job as a designer of women’s accessories at Hazan Import Co. last year.” Photo: Police keep civilians away from the shooting scene near the Empire State Building. (Andrew Kelly / Getty Images)

breakingnews:

All Empire State shooting victims wounded by police gunfire

CNN: The nine pedestrians wounded Friday morning in the shooting outside of the Empire State Building were all wounded by New York police gunfire. A gun battle began as police shot at a man holding a .45 caliber pistol who had just killed a former co-worker. 

Police say an investigation is underway. One officer shot nine rounds, while another shot 7. 

“Police identified the gunman as Jeffrey Johnson, 58, who was apparently laid off from his job as a designer of women’s accessories at Hazan Import Co. last year.”

Photo: Police keep civilians away from the shooting scene near the Empire State Building. (Andrew Kelly / Getty Images)

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    This is SICKENING! What the fuck is wrong with our country? I hope the victims sue!
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    mind that they did get the gunman who killed someone…so..i’m not exactly upset. it sucks that people got hurt, but they...
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    Goddamn, they took phrase “guns blazing” a little too literally.
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    way to go nypd. god bless you…..jesus.
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    I was waiting for them to finally state this. That man knew who he was there to shoot. He shot one man, and shot one...
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    Their hit rate is typically 1 out of every 3 shots but apparently they decided to step it up this time.