Police opened fire on a gunman firing near a crowd at a Christmas event in New York

14-12-2020 10:28:44
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Police opened fire on a gunman firing near a crowd at a Christmas event on Sunday outside a church in New York, USA, seriously injuring him.

According to the New York Post, the incident occurred about four o'clock local time, a few steps from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. The gunman was arrested by two police officers. And after the end of the outdoor choral concert, hundreds of people started leaving from there. He said that "I heard, two or three blasts that were really very loud. I saw, maybe a man was firing ten meters away from me from the stairs."

At the same time, Daily News quoted a New York Police Department spokesman as saying that the police officers seriously injured the gunman who was taken to a local hospital.

According to ABC News, the suspect opened fire on law enforcement officers arriving at the scene on Sunday, in response to which the police injured the gunman.

No police officer was injured, according to ABC News.



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