UPDATES BELOW AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE:
Early reports of an incident in the Tribeca area of New York City: Local media is reporting two dead, five injured, in a combination of a shooting and a truck running over bicyclists.
NYPD says they have a suspect in custody:
Due to police activity, avoid the area of Chambers Street/West St.
One person is in custody. Expect many emergency personnel in the area. pic.twitter.com/rSECr0LRCN— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 31, 2017
UPDATE: Authorities say there is 'NO active threat' following incident in Tribeca. https://t.co/dKhXxtjbSU
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) October 31, 2017
CNN is saying that NYPD is treating the incident as terrorism-related:
https://twitter.com/TerrorToday/status/925455754752032768
Most recent update from NYPD:
Earlier a vehicle entered the West St. pedestrian/bike path a few blocks north of Chambers St.
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 31, 2017
The vehicle continued south striking another vehicle. The suspect exited the vehicle displaying imitation firearms & was shot by NYPD
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 31, 2017
So far it seems that a box truck ran down bicyclists for a number of blocks. The driver then emerged with some type of weapon and was then shot by police:
#Breaking Witness describes the developing story in Downtown #Manhattan #NYC. At least 4 dead and 8 injured pic.twitter.com/2ZZh2ppBFp
— Kevin W (@kwilli1046) October 31, 2017
SOURCES: man driving box truck hits multiple people while going wrong way in bike lane near West & Chambers St. He crashes & exits w/ what is believed to be BB gun. He was shot by police & is in custody.
— Marc Santia (@MarcSantia4NY) October 31, 2017
BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot near the West Side Highway and Chambers Street in New York City, per NYC official
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 31, 2017
From NBC (part 1): "Box truck driver headed the wrong way down a bicycle path, mowing down several people…."
— Tribeca Citizen (@tribecacitizen) October 31, 2017
NBC pt2: "Box truck then collided with a Home Deport rental truck, and the box truck driver got out with what appeared to be a firearm."
— Tribeca Citizen (@tribecacitizen) October 31, 2017
Local media are reporting as many as seven dead:
https://twitter.com/TheAnonJournal/status/925457266047946754
https://twitter.com/el_dorado91/status/925442583760846848
BREAKING VIDEO: Shooting/car ramming incident Manhattan, multiple injured. Warning Graphic content pic.twitter.com/s6sELaTU2P
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) October 31, 2017
Snapchats from the scene in TriBeCa. Police responding to reports of shots fired. pic.twitter.com/iDNLp3APqC
— Kattey Ortiz (@KatteyOrtizTV) October 31, 2017
And there appears to be an incident at Stuyvesant High School with reports of people shot and something running into a school bus. No indications if these two incidents are related:
#Manhattan
Stuyvesant High School
2+ people #shot. #Shooter in custody.
West side Highway being shut Houston – Chambers
345 Chambers St— Buffing Actions News (@BuffingActions) October 31, 2017
Paramedics removing victims from mangled school bus outside Stuyvesant High School pic.twitter.com/CFnpaC7ujx
— Myles Miller (@MylesMill) October 31, 2017
And there is police activity ongoing nearby:
https://twitter.com/mdudas/status/925450335929487360
CAUTION: These are early reports. We’ll continue to update as new information is available.
Update (From Ed Driscoll) at 5:16 PM Eastern:
#BREAKING Video: @FoxNews correspondent @RickLeventhal says sources tell him Manhattan truck assailant shouted "allahu akbar" #TTT #tcot pic.twitter.com/7FY5kPovRz
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 31, 2017
Six people killed after gunman driving Home Depot truck rips through bike lane, yells "Allahu Akbar!" https://t.co/9HfheeDrwt pic.twitter.com/irgEJiQqpA
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 31, 2017
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