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August 24, 2012
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Gunman kills 1, wounds 8 at Empire State Building

NEW YORK (AP) — A recently fired store worker shot a former colleague to death and then randomly started shooting others near the Empire State Building before he was shot by police officers, law enforcement officials said.  Eight other people were hit by gunfire when the shooting started at about 9 a.m. on the Fifth Avenue side of the building, but those injuries are not believed to be life threatening, police said.  The two law enforcement officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. They said the gunman previously worked at a …

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