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Shootings Near Empire State Building Leave 2 Dead

Written: 2012-08-25 12:21:51Updated: 2012-08-25 16:16:32

A laid-off employee returned to his old job in Manhattan on Friday and shot a former coworker dead before confronting police and being killed in hail of gunfire.

CNN reports at least nine other people were injured in the incident that took place around 9 a.m. near the Empire State Building.

New York Police identified the shooter as 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson and the slain victim as 41-year old Steven Ercolino.

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