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A gunman opened fire on Sunday during a choir performance on the steps of St. John the Divine Cathedral on New York’s Upper West Side before being wounded by police, the police report. law enforcement and a Reuters photographer on site.
The shooter was targeting police officers but did not hit any, a spokesperson said, adding that he had been hospitalized in critical condition.
The shooter, fired in the air, said law enforcement sources before directing his shots at the police and yelling “Kill me! Kill me!” At many times. He was shot and killed by an officer from the emergency services unit, as seen in the video of the law enforcement assault, which went viral.
The scene caused chaos in the area as people fled in terror and hid behind cars, said.
The performance of this choir was the cathedral’s first public event since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York.
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