Several hurt in New York shooting

Several people have been shot outside New York’s Empire State Building.

City police said three or four civilians were wounded in this morning’s shooting and that the gunman is dead.

A fire department spokesman said it received a call about the shooting just after 9am local time (2pm Irish Time) and that emergency units were on the scene within minutes.

The spokesman had no information about how many people were wounded or their conditions.

The shooting occurred at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.