Shooting reported at NYC federal building

The gunman then walked to a nearby elevator, and fatally shot himself in the head, O’Neill said during a news briefing near the scene. There were no other suspects, and the building was secured as of just before 7 p.m. “(Police) came over the PA system and said ‘Seek shelter, there’s been an incident.

Officials said there was no indication that terrorism was a factor. The guard would have been done for the day but had agreed to stay for an extra shift, his company said. The senior guard was armed, but had never had a chance to defend himself, according to the company. “Everything was all right”. Doctors declared him dead on arrival, said Betty Olt, a spokeswoman for the free-standing emergency department. “He’s a good man”.

“We don’t know what his target was,” O’Neill said.

Kevin Downing’s efforts to garner attention to his 1999 firing from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics had caught the eye of Rep. Bill Pascrell.

Asked about the prospect that Downing was a whistleblower, Miller told reporters: “That would go to potential motive”.

The family of a security guard who killed while working at a federal building downtown Friday is now planning his funeral.

In his most up-to-date correspondence with The Report, 4 months in the past, he indicated he had hopes of showing a “native whistle-blower scandal” that may achieve widespread public curiosity. Bob Menendez, because civil servants are not large campaign contributors.

However his case had garnered curiosity from two space congressmen.

Pascrell said Downing contacted his office in 2013.

Downing previously worked for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.