Shooting near Empire State Building (GRAPHIC IMAGES)
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Edecio Martinez
/ CBS News
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Police lean over a sheet covered body on Fifth Avenue as they investigate a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour. The intersection at the heart of midtown Manhattan was quickly shut down. The FBI also responded to the scene and said that there is "no initial connection to terrorism."
WARNING: Some of the following photos are graphic in nature.
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A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Law enforcement officials confirmed to CBS News that the man shot and killed at the shooting outside the Empire State Building was Steve Ercolino, 41, of Warwick, NY. His LinkedIn profile listed him as Vice President of Sales at Hazan Import Corp.
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A snapshot from victim Steve Ercolino's Facebook page. A man who answered the phone at the home of Ercolino's parents in the city's suburbs says "he was a good son."
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Police surround a sheet covered body on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk as they investigate a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.
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Police and investigators inspect the body of the alleged shooter on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Law enforcement stands near the covered body of the suspected shooter 58-year-old Jeffery Johnson on 5th Avenue near the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Police and investigators inspect the body of an alleged victim at 33rd Street in front of the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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New York City police investigate the scene of a shooting on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour.
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A police officer stands near the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, on Fifth Avenue in New York.
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Law enforcement stands near the covered body of the suspected shooter 58-year-old Jeffery Johnson on 5th Avenue near the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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FBI agents investigate a shooting in front of the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, on Fifth Avenue in New York.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour.
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Police and investigators inspect the body of the alleged shooter on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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In this frame grab from AP video, authorities photograph the scene where a body lies after a shooting near the Empire State Building, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour.
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A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour.
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Investigators remove the body of the alleged shooter near the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
CBS/Felipe Maya
Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour. The intersection at the heart of midtown Manhattan was quickly shut down. The FBI also responded to the scene and said that there is "no initial connection to terrorism."
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A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
Charlie Correa
A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
CBS/Felipe Maya
Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour. The intersection at the heart of midtown Manhattan was quickly shut down.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour. The intersection at the heart of midtown Manhattan was quickly shut down.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour. The intersection at the heart of midtown Manhattan was quickly shut down.
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Police Officers talk at the scene of a shooting the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Rebecca Cox talks to media while recounting what she saw immediately following a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour. The intersection at the heart of midtown Manhattan was quickly shut down. The FBI also responded to the scene and said that there is "no initial connection to terrorism."
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A crowd at the corner of 33rd street and Fifth Avenue in front of the Empire State Building after a shooting on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Multiple people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012. New York City officials said the gunman was dead. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. The shootings occurred just outside the city's iconic skyscraper, a massive tourist attraction, at the height of the summer travel season and just after the morning rush hour. The intersection at the heart of midtown Manhattan was quickly shut down.
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Police officers stand on Fifth Avenue to view the scene after a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Police officers stand on Fifth Avenue to view the scene after a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Police and investigators inspect a body under a white sheet in front of the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, on Fifth Avenue in New York.
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An investigator looks at a car involved in a shooting in front of the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, on Fifth Avenue in New York.
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An investigator looks at a car involved in a shooting in front of the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, on Fifth Avenue in New York.
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Workers look over the scene of a shooting near the Empire State Building on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.
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Police crime scene tape blocks 34th Street at Fifth Avenue after a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York.