Monday 14 December 2020
Mann shot around in New York
Police shoot attackers in front of the cathedral
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In New York, a man shoots around on the sidelines of a Christmas concert before being shot by police. The background to the attack is unclear, with hundreds of people present at the time of the incident. Nobody gets hurt by them.
In New York a man who opened fire on the sidelines of a Christmas concert was shot dead by the police. The man apparently shot two semi-automatic handguns in the air in front of St. John the Divine Cathedral in Manhattan on Sunday, but did not injure anyone, as the local police chief Dermot Shea announced. After the arrival of the police, the man fired at the police, who then shot the man at least 15 times, at least one of the bullets hit him in the head.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that the man, whose identity was not revealed, had been rushed to the hospital. He died there shortly afterwards.
A choir had performed Christmas carols in front of the cathedral. Several hundred people attended the concert. A journalist from the AFP news agency in attendance said the man opened fire as the crowd began to break up after the concert ended. He stood on the church stairs and shot. “I just ran for my life,” said the journalist.
Another witness said the man fired eight to ten shots before he was shot himself. A councilor representing the district where the church is located said the shooter appeared insane and climbed onto a scaffold of the church before “shooting randomly” and shouting that he wanted to be killed. The background to the crime was initially unclear. The police found two firearms at the scene. Nearby she also discovered a bag with a full gasoline can, rope, wire and several knives.
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