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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson confirms people were killed in a shooting at an immigration services center in New York state.
The governor called the shooting "a tragic day for New York" on Friday.
Officials and media reports say at least six people were injured and as many as 41 hostages taken.
A law enforcement official says a gunman entered the American Civic Association building through the front while firing. He had already blocked the back door with his car.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the situation continued.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP)—A gunman blocked the back door of an immigration services center with his car Friday before walking through the front door firing, wounding at least six people and taking as many as 41 hostage, officials said.
Two handguns were recovered at the scene, said a law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak about details of an ongoing hostage response and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Mayor Matthew Ryan told the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin that there was a hostage situation involving a gunman with a high-powered rifle.
The FBI was sending hostage negotiators and an evidence response team to the scene, the law enforcement official told the AP.
The gunman barricaded the rear door of the American Civic Association with his car before entering through the front door, firing his weapon, the official said.
The newspaper reported 41 hostages in the building of the American Civic Association and said apartments were being evacuated.
Emergency dispatchers were in contact with some people inside by phone, WBNG-TV reported. The gunman might still be in the building, the newspaper reported. The Binghamton SWAT team responded.
Indications were that the shooter was a young male, and it wasn't immediately clear whether he was still in the building, the law enforcement official said.
Five people with gunshot wounds were being treated at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, according to hospital spokeswoman Christina Boyd.
The wounded ranged in age from 20 to their mid-50s, and their conditions ranged from stable to critical, she said.
Linda Miller, a spokeswoman at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, confirmed that a student from Binghamton University was being treated at the emergency room.
A police dispatcher who spoke to the AP wouldn't confirm a number of people shot or injured.
Around 1 p.m., Pennie Kerber, 72, told the AP in a phone call from her home across the street that the scene appeared to be settling down.
"The cops are all standing around in the front now. They're still all over the roof for sure," she said. "The SWAT shooters that were to the side of the building look like they're not there any more. It looks like it's clearing."
The area is in a stretch on the west side of the Chenango River in the city of about 45,000 near the Pennsylvania border. Emergency vehicles lined the streets in the neighborhood, a mix of homes and small businesses.
College student Leslie Shrager told the AP that she and her five housemates were sleeping when police pounded on the front door of their house next door to the shooting scene.
Officers escorted the six Binghamton University students outside, she said, and that's when they learned of the shooting.
"One of our housemates thought they heard banging of some kind. But when you're living in downtown Binghamton, it's always noisy," said Shrager, of Slingerlands, an Albany suburb. "Literally two minutes later the cops came and got us out."
The American Civic Association describes itself as helping immigrants and refugees with counseling, resettlement, citizenship, family reunification and translators.
It also intervenes with emergencies, including fighting, hunger and homelessness, according to information from the association's Web site.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson confirms people were killed in a shooting at an immigration services center in New York state.
The governor called the shooting "a tragic day for New York" on Friday.
Officials and media reports say at least six people were injured and as many as 41 hostages taken.
A law enforcement official says a gunman entered the American Civic Association building through the front while firing. He had already blocked the back door with his car.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the situation continued.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP)—A gunman blocked the back door of an immigration services center with his car Friday before walking through the front door firing, wounding at least six people and taking as many as 41 hostage, officials said.
Two handguns were recovered at the scene, said a law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak about details of an ongoing hostage response and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Mayor Matthew Ryan told the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin that there was a hostage situation involving a gunman with a high-powered rifle.
The FBI was sending hostage negotiators and an evidence response team to the scene, the law enforcement official told the AP.
The gunman barricaded the rear door of the American Civic Association with his car before entering through the front door, firing his weapon, the official said.
The newspaper reported 41 hostages in the building of the American Civic Association and said apartments were being evacuated.
Emergency dispatchers were in contact with some people inside by phone, WBNG-TV reported. The gunman might still be in the building, the newspaper reported. The Binghamton SWAT team responded.
Indications were that the shooter was a young male, and it wasn't immediately clear whether he was still in the building, the law enforcement official said.
Five people with gunshot wounds were being treated at Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, according to hospital spokeswoman Christina Boyd.
The wounded ranged in age from 20 to their mid-50s, and their conditions ranged from stable to critical, she said.
Linda Miller, a spokeswoman at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, confirmed that a student from Binghamton University was being treated at the emergency room.
A police dispatcher who spoke to the AP wouldn't confirm a number of people shot or injured.
Around 1 p.m., Pennie Kerber, 72, told the AP in a phone call from her home across the street that the scene appeared to be settling down.
"The cops are all standing around in the front now. They're still all over the roof for sure," she said. "The SWAT shooters that were to the side of the building look like they're not there any more. It looks like it's clearing."
The area is in a stretch on the west side of the Chenango River in the city of about 45,000 near the Pennsylvania border. Emergency vehicles lined the streets in the neighborhood, a mix of homes and small businesses.
College student Leslie Shrager told the AP that she and her five housemates were sleeping when police pounded on the front door of their house next door to the shooting scene.
Officers escorted the six Binghamton University students outside, she said, and that's when they learned of the shooting.
"One of our housemates thought they heard banging of some kind. But when you're living in downtown Binghamton, it's always noisy," said Shrager, of Slingerlands, an Albany suburb. "Literally two minutes later the cops came and got us out."
The American Civic Association describes itself as helping immigrants and refugees with counseling, resettlement, citizenship, family reunification and translators.
It also intervenes with emergencies, including fighting, hunger and homelessness, according to information from the association's Web site.
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come on now.. I think they just wheel Lou in for the show and then stick him back in the fridge when he is done. You ever notice that "soft" filter they use on the camera that shoots him, pretty damn funny.
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Its the letter the gunman wrote to a news company right before the shootings. Some of it is really strange. like the guy spells most of the words really well but can't figure out how to form a complete sentences. its a strange letter. Not saying he didn't write it, but if he did his grammar errors are strange. maybe he wrote it and ran it through a spell checker or something, who knows.
If he did write the letter it points to some serious mental health issues. The delusions and paranoia points to schizophrenia.
but maybe he wasn't crazy. Because there are forms of surveillance that pretty much operate as he described in the letter. its called "gang stalking" its kind of messed up. mainly used in east germany and russia back in the day, but it has been linked to US intelligence agencies as well. but then the question of "why in the hell would US intelligence care about this poor immigrant?" comes up. here's a link about gang stalking http://www.gangstalkingworld.com/GSFAQ.html. Never even heard of it until today, so who knows.
He ended his letter with,
"Have a nice day."
Binghamton has been hurting economically for years. No jobs. That’s why we left back in 1995.
I am not too surprised things like this happen. Large immigrant populations move into area that is already hurting for jobs. There is a lot of resentment by those living there just trying to scrape by. I wouldn’t say racism-but Binghamton is not "the land of plenty" to accept more people looking for work. Most of downtown is rundown apartments and closed up businesses, drugs, gangs.
In the surrounding areas,I guess you would call a large part of the local population "redneck." Pick-up trucks, trailers and guns.
It is sad, but I think you will see more people reaching the breaking point.
My 2 cents.