Breaking news - Shots fired in NY City Hall
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:32 pm
Mayor Bloomberg was in his office and is reportedly unhurt. City Hall was evacuated. No further details regarding any casualties or the shooter at this time.
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Breaking news - Shots fired in NY City Hall
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:35 pm
Wonder what lunitic got in there this time...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:40 pm
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK, July 23 — A man on the second-floor balcony of City Hall pulled a handgun and began firing Wednesday afternoon, a witness said, sending people diving for cover.
Updated:
A gunman opens fire inside the New York City Council chambers, shooting Brooklyn Councilman James Davis twice in the chest and another victim. Police are still searching for the shooter.
NEW YORK, July 23 — A man on the second-floor balcony of City Hall pulled a handgun and began firing Wednesday afternoon, a witness said, sending people diving for cover.
Updated:
A gunman opens fire inside the New York City Council chambers, shooting Brooklyn Councilman James Davis twice in the chest and another victim. Police are still searching for the shooter.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:03 pm
Two injured, shooter still at large. Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges closed in effort to find shooter.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:05 pm
Scary situation----the whole world is going mad!!!
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:09 pm
What is wrong with people today? Shaking my head in disgust over here. Seems like I'm doing this a lot these days............
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:11 pm
OMG - what is wrong with people indeed! Scary situation.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:15 pm
I can't believe that they didn't have metal detectors at the entrance! I believe that Philadelphia's City Hall has been outfitted with them.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:23 pm
Stephanie wrote:I can't believe that they didn't have metal detectors at the entrance! I believe that Philadelphia's City Hall has been outfitted with them.
They do...everyone going in has to pass through one; also they have hand wand searches. Fox said getting into the City Hall is like getting into Fort Knox..
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:29 pm
Update -- Brooklyn Councilman Steven Davis shot twice in chest, critical condition. (From CrisisAlertNet email alert -- members send emails from their areas as crisis news breaks out)
On ABC radio -- they're reporting one dead, one injured. But they're not mentioning Davis by name.
The websites are slower to update and most of mention Davis and two cops carried out on stretchers.
On ABC radio -- they're reporting one dead, one injured. But they're not mentioning Davis by name.
The websites are slower to update and most of mention Davis and two cops carried out on stretchers.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:40 pm
The thing that is surprising here that NYC is always on "Orange" alert. He had to go through a medal detector. Then he fires 12 shots, and is able to GET BACK OUT!
So much for security...
So much for security...
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:41 pm
CONFIRMED: JAMES DAVIS, COUNCILMAN, IS DEAD.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:45 pm
OMG----this is horrible news and very sad, indeed.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:01 pm
From MSNBC.com
CITY OFFICIALS said that the council member, James Davis, 40, of Brooklyn, died of his wounds at a hospital.
Davis, who specialized in criminal justice issues since joining the council in 2001, founded Love Yourself Stop the Violence, a non-profit foundation dedicated to stopping urban violence, in 1991. He was a former New York City police officer and an instructor at the police academy.
CITY OFFICIALS said that the council member, James Davis, 40, of Brooklyn, died of his wounds at a hospital.
Davis, who specialized in criminal justice issues since joining the council in 2001, founded Love Yourself Stop the Violence, a non-profit foundation dedicated to stopping urban violence, in 1991. He was a former New York City police officer and an instructor at the police academy.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:04 pm
It now seems that the gunman was escorted in the building by Councilman Davis. I highly doubt that there were three minutes of shooting in the building. It takes seconds for 12 rounds to be fired.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:13 pm
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:14 pm
Yes 3 minutes is a lot of time not only to fire those shots but to call the police and in seconds in NYC they appear in the scene.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:15 pm
He was beaten in 1983 by two white police officers whom they claimed he had stolen the car. They just walked right up and stuck a gun to his head. His Mother tried to explain the situation but they would not listen. Turns out it was his Mothers car.
Luis... reports are saying that the actual gunfire lasted 3 minutes.
Luis... reports are saying that the actual gunfire lasted 3 minutes.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:15 pm
This is so terribly sad!!
N.Y. Councilman Dies in City Hall Gunfire
By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 23, 2003; 3:56 PM
NEW YORK - A gunman opened fire during a meeting inside City Council chambers Wednesday afternoon, killing a city councilman who has crusaded against urban violence.
Another person was wounded. It was unclear if it was the gunman.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was in his City Hall office at the time of the shooting, confirmed that one person was killed and ruled out terrorism.
A city official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that Brooklyn Councilman James Davis, a former police officer, died after being shot twice in the chest.
The second victim was not identified, but Bloomberg said both were "seriously hurt."
"It appears to be a random act, but we cannot allow this to go on, ever. This is an attack on all Americans," Bloomberg said.
Police in riot gear shut down lower Manhattan as they searched for the shooter in and around City Hall.
Davis, 41, an outspoken presence on the council, joined the police department in 1983 after he was allegedly beaten by two white officers.
In 1991, Davis, who is black, started "Love Yourself Stop the Violence," a not-for-profit organization dedicated to stopping violence in urban America. He was elected in November 2001, and is a minister.
At least a dozen shots echoed across the second floor of City Hall in lower Manhattan, sending people diving for cover beneath their desks as the hall's rotunda filled with screams.
"It was so loud you couldn't hear the direction," said City Council photographer Dan Luhmann. "At first, it was absolute stillness. And then people rushed out and ducked under their desks and it was chaotic."
The shooter was one of about 100 people on the balcony inside the second-floor council chambers when the gunfire began after 2 p.m, according to eyewitnesses.
Joel Rivera, the City Council majority leader, said Davis was in the balcony talking to the shooter when the gunman "pulled out a silver gun, possibly a revolver." Rivera told CNN the shooter may have gotten into City Hall with a Davis staffer.
Security had been stepped up at City Hall since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Metal detectors were installed at either end of the barricades. A uniformed police officer is posted at the gate.
Employees, reporters with current press passes and police officers are not required to pass through metal detectors. It was not immediately clear how the gunman got a weapon inside.
It was unclear if the shooter remained at large, or whether he was one of the two men in the hospital, police said. Police sought a man in a blue suit in connection with the shooting, which continued for about three minutes.
"I looked up, and I saw someone shooting downward," said City Council member David Yassky. A security guard returned fire, according to Yassky.
Police officers, including some in riot gear, were seen running across the plaza in front of the building once the shooting stopped. The entrances and exits to the building were sealed off.
The two victims were rushed from the front of the building on stretchers, loaded into ambulances and brought to New York University Downtown Hospital, said hospital spokeswoman Vanessa Warner.
An emergency worker said the two victims were lying side by side in the balcony, both with bullet wounds to the chest.
N.Y. Councilman Dies in City Hall Gunfire
By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 23, 2003; 3:56 PM
NEW YORK - A gunman opened fire during a meeting inside City Council chambers Wednesday afternoon, killing a city councilman who has crusaded against urban violence.
Another person was wounded. It was unclear if it was the gunman.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was in his City Hall office at the time of the shooting, confirmed that one person was killed and ruled out terrorism.
A city official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that Brooklyn Councilman James Davis, a former police officer, died after being shot twice in the chest.
The second victim was not identified, but Bloomberg said both were "seriously hurt."
"It appears to be a random act, but we cannot allow this to go on, ever. This is an attack on all Americans," Bloomberg said.
Police in riot gear shut down lower Manhattan as they searched for the shooter in and around City Hall.
Davis, 41, an outspoken presence on the council, joined the police department in 1983 after he was allegedly beaten by two white officers.
In 1991, Davis, who is black, started "Love Yourself Stop the Violence," a not-for-profit organization dedicated to stopping violence in urban America. He was elected in November 2001, and is a minister.
At least a dozen shots echoed across the second floor of City Hall in lower Manhattan, sending people diving for cover beneath their desks as the hall's rotunda filled with screams.
"It was so loud you couldn't hear the direction," said City Council photographer Dan Luhmann. "At first, it was absolute stillness. And then people rushed out and ducked under their desks and it was chaotic."
The shooter was one of about 100 people on the balcony inside the second-floor council chambers when the gunfire began after 2 p.m, according to eyewitnesses.
Joel Rivera, the City Council majority leader, said Davis was in the balcony talking to the shooter when the gunman "pulled out a silver gun, possibly a revolver." Rivera told CNN the shooter may have gotten into City Hall with a Davis staffer.
Security had been stepped up at City Hall since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Metal detectors were installed at either end of the barricades. A uniformed police officer is posted at the gate.
Employees, reporters with current press passes and police officers are not required to pass through metal detectors. It was not immediately clear how the gunman got a weapon inside.
It was unclear if the shooter remained at large, or whether he was one of the two men in the hospital, police said. Police sought a man in a blue suit in connection with the shooting, which continued for about three minutes.
"I looked up, and I saw someone shooting downward," said City Council member David Yassky. A security guard returned fire, according to Yassky.
Police officers, including some in riot gear, were seen running across the plaza in front of the building once the shooting stopped. The entrances and exits to the building were sealed off.
The two victims were rushed from the front of the building on stretchers, loaded into ambulances and brought to New York University Downtown Hospital, said hospital spokeswoman Vanessa Warner.
An emergency worker said the two victims were lying side by side in the balcony, both with bullet wounds to the chest.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:30 pm
Breaking news.........
TWO NOW DEAD IN THE CITY HALL SHOOTING! ONE OF THE DEAD IS COUNCILMAN JAMES DAVIS.
Such a sad event
TWO NOW DEAD IN THE CITY HALL SHOOTING! ONE OF THE DEAD IS COUNCILMAN JAMES DAVIS.
Such a sad event