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In New York a man shot himself in front of a cathedral. Police officers killed the attacker. He was known to the police for numerous crimes.
Update from Monday, December 14th, 2020, 12:14 p.m .: To the shoot-out in front of a Cathedral in New York there is new knowledge. According to the local police chief Dermot Sheas, the man had made his way past the singers to the church doors shortly after the performance of a choir on Sunday afternoon (December 13, 2020, 3:45 p.m. local time). From there he fired two semi-automatic weapons, hidden behind a marble column, according to Shea. According to several testimonies, the man is said to have yelled “kill me” during the shooting.
At that time there were still numerous people in the vicinity, including on the steps and at the church entrance. It was “the grace of God” that no one was hit except the attacker, Shea said before the Cathedral in New York. The three officers fired a total of 15 shots. One of them hit the attacker in the head. He was then taken to a nearby hospital and died there.
Regarding the bag of knives and a gas can that was in New York was found and is attributed to the perpetrator, Shea said, “I think we can all guess that bad intentions were planned with this bag.” The man’s motive is still unclear. He is known to the police for numerous crimes, Shea said. The police will now evaluate the video recordings and continue to investigate.
Watch as @NYPDShea updates the media on a police involved shooting that took place earlier today at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. pic.twitter.com/8JMgP3WoBk
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 13, 2020
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New York: man shoots around in front of the cathedral – police find a bag with knives and gasoline cans
First report from Monday, December 14th, 2020, 10:45 am: In the US metropolis New York shot a man in front of a cathedral on Sunday (December 13th, 2020). He got the fire on the edge of one Christmas concert opened in Manhattan in front of the Kathedrale St. John the Divine took place. The police killed the shooter before he could hit anyone with the shots. No one was injured, as the local police chief Dermot Shea announced.
Shootout in New York: Man shoots at a concert in front of the cathedral
Before the cathedral in the largest city on the west coast of the United States had a choir Christmas carols presented. Several hundred people attended the concert. A journalist from the AFP news agency in attendance said the man opened fire as the crowd began to disperse after the concert. He stood on the church stairs and shot. “I just ran for my life,” said the journalist.
A peaceful holiday celebration on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine tonight was disrupted by a man wielding a gun, but the quick action of our NYPD officers kept the crowd safe. The suspect was shot and immediately taken to the hospital.
– Major Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 13, 2020
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Police shoot the shooter in front of the cathedral in New York
Three police officers then fired at the man at least 15 times, at least one of the bullets hit him in the head. Another witness said the man fired eight to ten shots before being shot himself. The background to the incident is still unclear. The police found two firearms at the scene. Nearby, she also discovered a bag with a full gasoline can, a rope, wire, several knives and, according to the Catholic news agency KNA, a Bible.
Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, there has been increased violence with firearms in New York. US President Donald Trump also used this in the election campaign in November. (ial with AFP)
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