Editor’s note: Scroll down for updates to this story.
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Scary news this afternoon out of Manhattan:
NBC News: Multiple people have been shot near the West Side Highway and Chambers St. in New York City. Unclear how bad the injuries are.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) October 31, 2017
Due to police activity, avoid the area of Chambers Street/West St.
One person is in custody. Expect many emergency personnel in the area. pic.twitter.com/rSECr0LRCN— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 31, 2017
BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot near the West Side Highway and Chambers Street in New York City, per NYC official
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 31, 2017
NBC News: The NYPD confirms one person is in custody following a shooting in lower Manhattan. Multiple people have been shot.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) October 31, 2017
Currently there is one person in custody. No others outstanding. All information is preliminary as the investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/nsaUgZ8MJH
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 31, 2017
Oh no.
sounding ominous.
— U.S. Route 41 (@USRoute41) October 31, 2017
Here we go again.
— Our Wyrd (@OurWyrd) October 31, 2017
Please pray that everyone’s OK.
Twitchy will continue to monitor this story and update with developments.
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Update:
More details are coming in but it’s still messy:
Witness: car hit people on West St bike lane, then crashed into school bus. Then driver started shooting. Cops: at least 4 hurt #breaking
— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) October 31, 2017
Per @AaronKatersky police shot suspect; @BilldeBlasio office says there's NO active threat. #breaking
— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) October 31, 2017
2 dead in shooting near Stuyvesant High School in NYC. Dozens of squad cars, several ambulances on scene. Shooter in custody via @nbcnews pic.twitter.com/z9lYeeDyer
— Jack Smith IV (@JackSmithIV) October 31, 2017
breaking: At least four people hit by truck in NYC according to WABC. A witness say the driver was deliberate; police say the threat is over. @7News
— Alex DiPrato (@AlexDiPrato) October 31, 2017
VIDEO from scene shows multiple bikers laying on the ground after being struck by a truck pic.twitter.com/bFPVdi1rAh
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) October 31, 2017
Snapchat map footage from TriBeCa in NYC right now: pic.twitter.com/DXmIxY2oTR
— Hannah Lang (@hannahdlang) October 31, 2017
Details may be all over the place because there were multiple events:
2 Emergency situations in New York:
1-Shooting by World Trade Center, 5 shot, 1 person in custody
2-Vehicle hit Pedestrians near by
(NBC)— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) October 31, 2017
Hold on.
Are these two incidents or one incident spanning a larger area? https://t.co/rgPU9pSm1U
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 31, 2017
I think they are same incident….truck hit people and cops shot at driver…confusing reports
— Seth Trout (@troutseth) October 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/925450696970915841
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Update:
More on the truck incident:
Per PD sources, a fight between two truck drivers lead to one truck hitting multiple pedestrians, and one truck driver opened fired
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) October 31, 2017
Witness says a man drove his pickup truck down the bike lane on the West Side Highway: https://t.co/tEOtxluNnM (Photo: NYPD) pic.twitter.com/nRBaK2W3Jj
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) October 31, 2017
From ABC 7 in New York:
At least four people were injured on the West Side Highway, which is closed south of West Houston Street in Lower Manhattan.
The NYPD said: “We are responding to reports of shots fired in Lower Manhattan.”
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A witness said a man drove his pickup truck down the bike lane on the West Side Highway and ran over multiple people. The truck then crashed into a school bus at Chambers and West, the witness said, adding that the vehicle could not move anymore so the suspect got out and started shooting.
According to @nypmetro the driver had 2 guns and shot pedestrians from his truck. https://t.co/ZOcuXtU6gh
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 31, 2017
An "apparent road rage incident that may have ended in a shooting," reports @CBSNewYork. pic.twitter.com/bAp9K5NHZy
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 31, 2017
First photos from the scene after truck plows through a bike path in lower Manhattan. https://t.co/vrE8AeZjaX pic.twitter.com/3tLaQxjJnE
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) October 31, 2017
So the shooting apparently occurred following the truck driver mowing down pedestrians.
"I heard four to six gunshots — everybody starts running," said a student at the nearby Stuyvesant High School https://t.co/g5MiWB80Kt
— New York Post (@nypost) October 31, 2017
Student was atop the Stuyvesant High School foot bridge and snapped this photo appearing to show the suspect gun in hand pic.twitter.com/JHMwBxv02L
— Myles Miller (@MylesMill) October 31, 2017
WNBC's @jonathan4ny reporting that a suspect is in custody, taken to Bellevue Hospital, according to @Tom_Winter
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) October 31, 2017
SOURCES: man drove rental truck for several blocks down West Side bike path. Deliberate action. Multiple killed and wounded. Man shot by police, expected to survive @NBCNewYork
— Marc Santia (@MarcSantia4NY) October 31, 2017
"The suspect exited the vehicle displaying imitation firearms & was shot by NYPD," according to @NYPDnews.
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 31, 2017
“Imitation firearms”?
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Update:
Senior law enforcement officials tell @ShimonPro up to 6 people have been killed in NYC incident.
— Kristen Holmes (@KristenhCNN) October 31, 2017
Latest on NYC: up to 6 dead, appears to be “deliberate act”, driver drove some 20 blocks down bike path – sources tell CNN
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 31, 2017
Horrible.
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Update:
Some media are reporting that this is being investigated as a possible terrorist incident.
JUST IN: CBS News reports the incident in Lower Manhattan is now being investigated as a terrorist attack.
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) October 31, 2017
BREAKING: Police are describing incident in lower Manhattan as intentional. FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined NYPD on scene
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) October 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/dhookstead/status/925459761985966080
JUST IN: NYPD is investigating the incident in lower Manhattan as a terrorist attack, law enforcement sources tell @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/z7ZVAOZEzu
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) October 31, 2017
Hmmm:
WNBC: Middle Eastern man armed with several weapons was on foot, shouted "Allahu Akbar" after ramming with truck a school bus, bicyclists. pic.twitter.com/4Of8b9kNf9
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 31, 2017
Breaking: witnesses tell NYPD suspect shouted “Allah Akhbar”, FBI now taking over case – multiple sources tell CNN
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 31, 2017
NBC News: NYC incident being investigated as an act of terrorism sources say. Suspect yelled Allahu Akhbar after truck crash sources say.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) October 31, 2017
.@CNN: Witnesses tell NYPD that driver-attacker yelled "Allahu Akbar!"
This is now a terrorism investigation, FBI taking it over. pic.twitter.com/BFCwQcjiIf— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) October 31, 2017
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Update:
Another person has reportedly died:
NYPD: 7 dead, 15 injured in New York. Incident being treated as possible “terror attack”. #NewYorkCity
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) October 31, 2017
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Update:
According to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the death toll has risen to eight:
NYC mayor: "This was an act of terror." At least 8 killed.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 31, 2017
UPDATE: Mayor Bill DeBlasio confirms 8 dead in NYC truck incident along Westside Highway bike path.
— Jessica Schneider (@SchneiderCNN) October 31, 2017
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Update:
The suspect has reportedly been named:
JUST IN: Multiple officials tell ABC News suspect in custody is identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov from Tampa, FL
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) October 31, 2017
JUST IN: Suspect in terror attack in NYC has been identified as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, of Tampa, Florida, @CBSNews confirms pic.twitter.com/Bhmq9hnORt
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) October 31, 2017
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