NYC shooting witness describes people lying in the street

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-- breaking news outside the Empire State Building there's been a shooting in New York City at 9 o'clock eastern time there were several people shot at least two people are dead as a result.

Including what we believe the perpetrated the gunman.

Now Jackie Booth -- is -- fox employees she's on the telephone here she was in route to work this morning right around 9 o'clock.

At the area of 34 street and Fifth Avenue Jackie what did you see.

I -- month while I was crossing the street I heard about or gotten -- media cup.

Couple more to -- -- running in every direction.

I was I think.

Street and someone actually ballot -- And because they were shot I didn't realize that at that time and I kept blocking.

And I looked around an athlete ever to people like laying around all on the street it -- Really -- believe.

A positive man or woman Jackie.

It would -- -- And you know her condition.

I am I believe that he's okay you can still -- thing and they able that they a couple of -- But I think hopefully she'll be okay yeah but I did nothing else a shot at least one -- -- By being like near cities that it got -- in Aaron.

Monica what the compared it a -- or whether.

-- know without that -- -- that have been an employee that works at the Empire State Building believed.

Okay.

Now now -- -- -- I'm sure it they have based on what you witnessed Jacqui just take us through this scenario you were walking on the sidewalk in you heard one.

I heard -- gunshot.

And people started running I wasn't sure that -- gun shot -- it was just normal noise that the New York the gears of bank.

And that net I just looked around and people like that late in the middle of the street and on the sidewalk.

And.

How did the crowd around you react what did they do.

They will beat it.

Let it in every way but the way it like at relate -- our -- -- that to get from thirty port street.

And how many people how many people did you see hit by bullets.

Was it just a one woman or did you Seymour.

-- -- -- I didn't actually eat a gunman I'm not sure it would be a car or walking pick up where people get it.

And you and that's clearly you heard gunshots to do you -- how many.

Or what the sound was like.

That like -- quite a very.

Eat almost like a rumbling -- I don't know appellate the building or what but it didn't even in my in my guts are gunshot.

Outbound but not -- the -- that.

But it was like I -- board.

Not do much.

Jackie what where are you now.

I'm still aren't being.

But some of that and what you want it to me about an -- and the -- but they eat it but.

OK Jacqui listen -- it will let you go for a moment but we'd like to bring you back may be in the next hour here.

After you talk to police that you have a remarkable story to tell we're trying to piece all this together as we go throughout the morning.

-- and with -- a colleague of ours here at the Fox News Channel who is.

At the scene and literally -- a woman fall at her feet in at least three others on the sidewalk of New York.

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