One person is in custody after a rented Home Depot truck plowed into pedestrians along a Manhattan bike path and gunshots were reported.
The suspect exited the vehicle with what appeared to be a gun and was promptly shot by police and taken into custody, CNN reported.
Police are investigating a possible terrorist attack in Manhattan after a truck plowed into pedestrians on a bike path and gunfire was reported.
BREAKING VIDEO: Shooting/car ramming incident Manhattan, multiple injured. Warning Graphic content pic.twitter.com/s6sELaTU2P
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) October 31, 2017
A motorist jumped the curb onto a bike path near the World Trade Center striking several pedestrians on Tuesday afternoon, the Associated Press reported.
New York City shooting occurred at the intersection of Chambers Street and the West Side Highway at around 3.20pm https://t.co/itfTHw2YDS pic.twitter.com/Ql9pjyI2hW
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 31, 2017
CNN has reported that as many as six people have been killed in the attack.
The first reports came in around 3:20 p.m. local time.
Singer Josh Groban was among the witnesses and reported what he saw on social media.
I’m shaking. That’s the corner I was supposed to have my coffee but my dog pulled me into the park half a block away 10 min before shooting. https://t.co/AvQeRv7Jha
— josh goblin ? (@joshgroban) October 31, 2017
Once I got far enough away I took this video of the quick response from our amazing NYPD and NYFD pic.twitter.com/v0nwJiqmDw
— josh goblin ? (@joshgroban) October 31, 2017
Other witnesses took to social media, including one who shared a photo of what appeared to be dead bodies.
Two dead by my job pic.twitter.com/NcodvPS7Mq
— Mike (@el_dorado91) October 31, 2017
Listen to these two witnesses and decide if it doesn’t sound like terrorism:
“I saw a truck – a white pick-up truck – going down the bicycle lane & running people over,” witness describes of Lower Manhattan incident. pic.twitter.com/m9761xX2pA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 31, 2017
#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
Listen to this eyewitness. This sounds like a terror attack to me. #LowerManhattan #Manhattan pic.twitter.com/inFIS3hKTI
— Based Monitored ?? (@BasedMonitored) October 31, 2017
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