Eight people were killed and multiple others suffered serious injuries during a terror attack in New York City on Tuesday.
During a press conference, New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill said the suspect is a 29-year-old man. He crashed a rental pick-up truck onto a bicycle path in lower Manhattan.
According to O’Neill, the attacker exited the vehicle brandishing two guns. He was shot in the abdomen by police and was transported to the hospital. Authorities recovered a paintball gun and a pellet gun from the scene. Investigation is ongoing.
On the other hand, New York Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, Six individuals died at the scene. Two victims were pronounced dead at the hospital. Eleven people were with serious but non-life-threatening injuries were brought to the hospital.
