Active shooter opens fire in broad daylight in NYC, at least one police officer injured
The New York Police Department urged the public to avoid the area of East 52 Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue in midtown Manhattan as videos shared online showed officers in protective gear entering a building with their guns drawn.
Another video taken by Fox 5 shows several officers carrying a victim, while others appeared to be tending to a person lying on the ground.
At least one police officer and a civilian have been shot, senior law enforcement officials told NBC News reporter Tom Winter.
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