A shooting broke out near the Empire State Building during the rush hour commute on Friday morning, leaving 9 people injured and two dead including the gunman, the FDNY confirmed to Business Insider.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly later identified the shooter as 53-year-old Jeffrey Johnson.
Johnson, a women's accessories designer laid off from Hazan Import Corp, gunned down former co-worker Steven Ercolino, the Wall Street Journal reported.
In a press conference, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said those who were injured are expected to survive.
Shortly after the incident, Business Insider headed over to 34th Street and Fifth Avenue to check out the scene. We've also included some photos that are being circulated on Twitter and Instagram.
*Note: Some of these images are graphic.
Catalyst PR employee Linsday Faulker, who works in the Empire State Building, looked down at the scene from the 38th floor.
Instagram user mr_mookie captured this graphic image. This image shows a pedestrian tending to one of the victims.
Eyewitness and Instagram user paulnshapiro snapped this photo of a victim near the Empire State Building.
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