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Four People Shot in Binghamton, N.Y., Hostage Situation

Friday , April 03, 2009

BINGHAMTON, N.Y.  —
At least four people have been shot and several people taken hostage at an immigration services center in Binghamton, N.Y.

Mayor Matthew Ryan tells The Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin on Friday that the gunman has a high-powered rifle.

The newspaper reports there are 41 hostages in the building of the American Civic Association. It says apartments are being evacuated.

Four people have been taken from the building on stretchers and moved to hospitals. The Binghamton SWAT team is on the scene.

The incident started about 10:30 a.m.


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The building is also right next door to Binghamton High School
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Final total 13 dead including the gunman.
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That is all they have been reporting on FOX for the last few hours.
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13 Dead in Upstate New York Immigration Center Shooting Rampage

Friday , April 03, 2009

DEVELOPING: Thirteen people are dead after a gunman opened fire at an immigration center in Binghamton, N.Y.

The shooter, described by local media as a young Asian male, blocked the back door of the building with his car, then stormed in through the front entrance while firing a high-powered gun. Several people were taken hostage.

The bloodbath killed 12 people plus the gunman, who wasn't immediately identified.

New York Gov. David Paterson said "12 or 13" were dead; a federal law enforcement official told the AP that the gunman's body was discovered inside the upstate civic center.

"This is a tragic day for New York," Paterson said in a prepared statement. "While the situation is still developing and details are being gathered, we do know that a gunman entered the American Civic Association in Binghamton this morning and that there are fatalities."

Local cops were mum on the number of casualties in the rampage.

Binghamton Police told FOXNews.com that they couldn't give the precise number shot because it was still "an active scene."

The Associated Press reported that at least 41 people were taken hostage, citing police and media sources.

The gunman barricaded the rear door of the civic center with his car before entering through the front door, firing his weapon, at about 10:30 a.m. EDT Friday, a law enforcement official told the AP.

SWAT team officers have surrounded the building but "they do not have it secured," a Binghamton police spokesman told FOXNews.com.

Later, the spokesman said it would be "hours" before the situation was under control at the immigration center.

Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan told the Press & Sun Bulletin newspaper that the gunman had a high-powered rifle. The shooter was described by local media as an Asian male in a green jacket.

Paterson expressed "prayers for the victims and families" and said his staff is monitoring the situation. He has instructed state police to help Binghamton authorities "in any way they can."

Emergency dispatchers were in contact with some people inside by phone, WBNG-TV reported. The gunman might still be in the building, the station reported.

Police have locked down a nearby high school and advised local business owners to stay inside.

People escaped to the basement of the building and more than a dozen people hid in a closet, WBNG reported.

The FBI sent hostage negotiators and an evidence response team to the scene, said a law enforcement official who was not authorized to speak about details of an ongoing hostage response and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Earlier, a local hospital said they were treating at least five shooting victims.

The five with gunshot wounds were at the Wilson Medical Center, one in critical condition, hospital spokeswoman Christina Boyd told FOX News.

The wounded ranged in age from 20 to their mid-50s, and their conditions ranged from stable to critical, she said.

Hospital staff were in the process of notifying the families, according to Boyd. None of the victims were immediately identified, and there were extra doctors and nurses there to handle the emergency, she said.

Apartments and schools in the area were evacuated or placed on lockdown.

There were classes scheduled Friday at the immigration services center, located in the same town as Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York (SUNY).

Linda Miller, a spokeswoman at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, confirmed that a student from Binghamton University was being treated at the emergency room. Miller said she didn't know the nature of the injuries.

"We're on full alert anticipating we're going to get additional casualties," Miller said.

Around 1 p.m., Pennie Kerber, 72, told the AP in a phone call from her home across the street that the scene appeared to be settling down.

"The cops are all standing around in the front now. They're still all over the roof for sure," she said. "The SWAT shooters that were to the side of the building look like they're.......................http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,512441,00.html
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