Several people shot outside Empire State Building

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NBC News confirms the gunman who opened fire at the Empire State Building is dead. The New York Police Department is reporting that at least four people have been shot outside the building. NBC's Luke Russert and Lester Holt reports.

By Andrew Mach, Shimon Prokupecz and Jonathan Dienst, NBC News

At least four people were shot Friday morning outside the Empire State Building in New York City, officials told NBC News, adding that there could be as many as 10 victims.

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The suspected gunman was killed, officials said. Another person was reportedly dead too. It wasn't immediately clear if the gunman's wound was self-inflicted or if the suspect was shot by police.

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Comment by Wulfrano Ruiz Sainz on August 24, 2012 at 9:36pm: Probably a drug-debt related execution.

Comment by Russ Hallberg Jr on August 24, 2012 at 7:02pm: Several, if not all, victims were accidentally shot by police. The gunman was after 1 former coworker. Was this a real incident, but magnified for gun control?

Comment by Cryptocurrency on August 24, 2012 at 1:23pm: "The media is feeding this type of behavior by making it front page news each and every time. People that have nothing to lose and are suicidal now say to themselves 'i'll show them all' and go out with a bang knowing if they shoot a dozen people and die that they will make the news in a big way."

Most insightful comment I've read in weeks. Maybe months. Perfect analysis.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on August 24, 2012 at 1:22pm: ruthless pricks are not going to give up trying to kill the 2nd amendment I guess ;)

Comment by Chip on August 24, 2012 at 1:01pm: Let's all hope that the wounded recover asap so they can get back to the job. There are tons of folks on welfare depending on them.

Comment by truth on August 24, 2012 at 12:12pm

Comment by wade on August 24, 2012 at 12:06pm: How convenient. That POS Bloomberg is notoriously anti gun, except of course for himself and his thug body guards. Something smells funny already with this .

Comment by MAC on August 24, 2012 at 11:58am: Crazy people are historically only a danger to them selves, R Reagan closed down all the mental hospitals, dumping the mentally unbalanced people on the streets, most all of them died from exposer or starvation and never killed one living soul

Comment by Tara on August 24, 2012 at 11:54am: ... and the plot shall thicken

Comment by TheLasersShadow on August 24, 2012 at 11:54am: The media is feeding this type of behavior by making it front page news each and every time. People that have nothing to lose and are suicidal now say to themselves 'i'll show them all' and go out with a bang knowing if they shoot a dozen people and die that they will make the news in a big way. BAD IDEA but i guess it cannot be helped?