Gunman shot dead by police at New York cathedral Christmas concert

The gunfire began just before 4pm at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Gunman shot dead by police at New York cathedral Christmas concert
Emergency medical personnel pull a stretcher to the scene of the shooting (Ted Shaffrey/AP)

A man was shot dead by police on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral on Sunday after he began firing two semiautomatic handguns at the end of a Christmas choral concert, police said.

The gunfire began just before 4pm at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

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