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Mass Shooting at Empire State Building

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And we begin -- this Fox News alert on that mass shooting just outside New York city's Empire State Building.

According to the New York fire department to people are dead eight others injured the gunman shot dead by police.

We're waiting for a news conference with Mayor Bloomberg and the new York city police commissioner.

This terrifying incident happening on the crowded streets of Manhattan 34 street and Fifth Avenue.

Just after 9 AM this morning local time.

Emergency units on the scene minutes after getting the call witnesses say the gunman.

Reportedly a recently fired employee was shooting indiscriminately.

Into the crowd.

-- people began running for their lives the attack happening outside the iconic skyscraper at the height of the morning rush hour.

In an area packed with tourists and ordinary New Yorkers on their way to work.

Federal officials saying the attack is not related to terrorism but was some kind of a workplace dispute.