New York City officials say a laid-off women's accessories designer shot and killed co-worker outside the Empire State Building, then got in a shootout with police.
New York Police Department officers stand over a body that is lying on 5th Ave after a shooting at the Empire State Building in New York (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
A man lies on the curb after being wounded during a shooting outside the Empire State Building in New York, Friday, August 24, 2012. (Muhammad Malik) (Muhammad Malik)
The scene outside the Empire State buiding after a shooting Friday, August 24, 2012.
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People stand near a police line at the scene of a shooting outside the Empire State Building in New York
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to the media near the Empire State Building following a shooting, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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New York City Police detectives examine the scene next to the body of a suspected shooter that opened fire shooting several bystanders near the Empire State Building in New York, August 24, 2012.
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Bystanders and a police officer stand on Fifth Avenue to view the scene after a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.