Good Morning Britain halted for breaking news as viewers left outraged
While Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins were presenting as they stepped in for regular host Susanna Reid, reporter Marverine Cole took over to announce the breaking news.
Marverine stated: "In breaking news, a police officer is among four people killed in a shooting in a skyscraper in New York City."
"The gunman was armed with an assault rifle and carried out the attack in broad daylight before turning the gun on himself inside the building,' she explained before turning to Noel via video link.
Noel went on to explain that the gunman was a 27-year-old-male, named Shane Tamura, before going on to say that he had driven over 2,000 miles across America, from Nevada to New York City, to carry out a "brazen and deadly attack".
As he continued, Noel clarified: "He walked inside that building and first attacked an off-duty police officer who was working as a security guard."
"We also understand the shooter then made his way towards the elevator, where he shot two more civilians, before then travelling to the 33rd floor where he killed a woman, before later turning the gun on himself," he stated.
Noel went on to say that the investigators are still in the "early stages" of determining the gunman's motive, with New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealing the shooter had a "documented mental health history," the Express reports.
In the press conference, the NYPD Commissioner confirmed that one of the people killed was a police officer, whose wife was pregnant with their third child.
In a tribute she said: "He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He made the ultimate sacrifice. He died as he lived - a hero."
However, GMB viewers were furious by the coverage as they took to social media all saying the same thing as some noted that the news programme hadn't yet mentioned a deadly attack going on closer to home in London.
One furious fan expressed: "Nothing about the lone attacker yesterday in London? 4 stabbed, 2 of them dead? Arguably it's a more deadly attack, considering the NY incident was carried out using an assault rifle.'
Someone else echoed this statement, writing: 'Why aren't you reporting the four stabbed yesterday in London???' While a third viewer fumed: 'Why are you reporting on what is an every day occurrence in America? Focus on the violence at home."
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