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    Jacque Boothby was near Empire State Building when shootout erupted between alleged gunman, police

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This is a Fox News alert I'm Geraldo Rivera.

And all nine bystanders wounded in that terrifying shooting Friday at the empire state buildings were hit by cops.

That they shot dead and that -- -- surveillance video shows the man 53 year old Jeffrey Johnson of Manhattan shortly after he killed the former pro world.

41 year old Stephen.

Johnson draws his 45 semi automatic from his bad points and the cops who instantly fired their weapons.

Seven of their sixteen shots hitting Johnson who dies within -- The remaining bullets and fragments wounding the -- Only three of whom remain hospitalized in stable condition here is how the story unfolded outside by radio station win.

The other gunmen who is lying in the street the -- coming from his stomach.

From the looks like his arm but it could have been from his -- not sure -- Not far away from the as fate would have -- one of the people in the midst of this drama this drama of this bloodshed this morning was my own -- there.

Jackie -- -- tell me exactly what you saw.

I heard for an extension of it and then and recouping thank -- people falling down on the ground and Lex when so many ball.

Yes actually one woman -- let me treated.

Our intrepid producer Jacqui good rejoins us lives so how are you feeling.

I'm okay how to really shaken up sell -- it's a lot ten.

Process but I'm I'm doing better and -- get a sleepless night yesterday he had hit with Saturday.

Woke up and just kept thinking about it comment -- so what do you think about do you think about how close you came with a woman drops that your feet.

The bullets were pretty close to you it's different to think and look back on it now now I'm.

Really surprised that I wasn't.

Hit or affected but at the time it's just instinct and I just.

Didn't really think about getting Schneider.

Getting hurt had you ever heard a gunshot before.

No I have not I mean besides -- Namibia haven't heard -- reelect -- so when I heard it yesterday I just assumed that it was construction going on your side.

And when did you figure out that it was let's look.

Well and that's crossing the street I saw a couple people fall down.

And so that's when I really quick -- together that these people had been shot and people are just running from intersections so.

I knew something happens described the woman who -- your faith.

That she had been shot it seems like in that -- to manners but -- side.

And she just collapsed I really didn't know what to do I it.

Ducked down so that I was -- officiating that's gonna keep happening and then I tried to.

Help her when I thought it was safe and proper head up and put it on -- sidewalk she -- half from the sidewalk.

And half from the streets that -- to help her.

But.

EMT and the police were on the scene within minutes so they took over from.

There so what do you think about this story that says you know the bullets that hit the -- -- as -- the cop bullets.

But they you don't blame the cops here.

Well I mean I know it's a very busy area and I think that they were probably just trying to help and the best way that they could and unfortunately.

-- a few stray bullets that hit.

Bystanders.

I'm so glad it wasn't it wasn't you had to tell you among them well how -- I called my mom right after it happened and she wasn't home so -- left her.

And -- smell that I probably should have been a little bit clear on this and like.

Please call me back I was involved there I I witnessed a shooting.

Why is she called me back and it sucked into the tech detectives into my -- you OK is everything okay.

Connecticut can't -- which probably worried her -- but.

Everything's -- -- I could -- the -- did a great.

Thinking of her -- and I don't they were you steadfast you were excellent reporter on this as well think you and thank you my best.