Published: Fri, 3 Apr 2009
Description: (NECN: Binghamton, NY) - The police chief of Binghamton, N.Y., says 14 people, including the suspected gunman, were killed in a shooting at an immigrant services center. Chief Joseph Zikuski says a receptionist was among the first people ...
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" So that I'm the lone gunman. And -- the building immediately shot her and another receptionists. Unfortunate that doctor's receptionist is deceased. If you don't know what to whom immediately lost reception area. And shots from the more people. What is Robert concerns as a safety to bring some -- of income residents and -- and the community. And we have reason to believe we're not 100%. That among the dead is the shooter. And I'm tell you why we believe that but by no means are we -- a 100% sure. On the vehicle when the wind. We spoke to the restaurant vehicle. We know the person. Have. He's it's our understanding his -- to civic association. Among the dead but there's a male victim. This is essential relishes. Network. Her arms and there is in addition. Our original information -- hoosiers and handguns and we did recover two handguns at the scene. So at this point. Not 100% but we have very good reason we've that the issue -- moment that. It's going to be some time consuming a lot of work hard and are her tool. You get to that point forward to residents of the city of Binghamton. Are safe. And and it -- we have no idea what tomorrow to lose as this that we -- secure the building -- starting at 10:31 this morning to proximate to retreat this afternoon. I'd like to break all the agencies responded and Pryor primarily from start. But the proof card sheriff's department in your state police responded in full force we don't even call. There -- my side from start to the end. To an incident when I NS ATF commercial service. Every didn't see you roll calls must respond admirals will be a -- corporation which was terrific. I can't say enough for assistance that we receive -- very trying times. So I'm gonna take a few questions I don't -- allowed to give you what we'll take a few. Out. Okay maybe remove -- free 37. People. Four people we removed our wounded and are all four of them are listed in critical condition. Source 37. Survived for critical condition. On this first -- reform no idea. And how long as I said we were unable to determine from her how long it took crews -- nine or call when she and Chad what she's this she's. Pretend she was that -- each -- short on the ground. He went into a room carpet reception area. Shots -- people. And she actually went down the hallway in the building. She crawled underneath the desk and -- sometime after that she called us. There's fourteen can be confirmed dead in the building. If he's -- yes there's a total of fourteen deceased. -- these people were there are trying to better themselves trying to become citizens as the governor said. There were classrooms groups to receptions were inside the door. Through the lone survivor as far as we know she's the only one we got to look at. But once again we don't know for sure we have 37 people -- talk to 26 people took refuge in the board room in the basement. The very trying time for them we had a really -- and reassure them over a matter of a few hours from her -- we will come get your -- NC. They saw nothing they'd heard the shots and so we know 26 home immediately. It's sought refuge in the basement so. We don't know if anybody except -- Receptionist who survived an actual solution. -- I'm not gonna -- we're going to assure us. And we drew some information that the shooter for this -- it is borrowed vehicle to to -- to a -- question there or. It's at this point -- really is no stranger to civic association is all we have. I'm not trying to win -- permission from me but this just got settled down about 3 o'clock. And the new information just cornered and I have way. I understand that and -- good performance from they would prefer if he's got to the -- just an innocent victim. The fifth person is in fact there and -- and he's -- victory innocent victim when refer to portray him as a suspect at this point. Once again the mayor talked about this it's standard police procedure we had a description. From a victim -- venture out what you say oh look quite. So any swat team donors and -- building or location anybody that big -- from that fits that description is going to be secure. Most people were suspects that the kind of tool recruit them otherwise anybody can just wasn't there to listen to you saw through some emails that were so those people have been clearer. And I want to make it very clear that no other than. For initial safety purposes. They were our secure until we can determine they were effective efficient. Kind of it's my understanding that most of people who were there. Attended questions yes. I've no idea. I'm gonna -- over three hours. And we're several reasons for that once we because spoke with the U Bill Clinton has survived. She said she went down the hallway and she heard several more shots. Think. For a long period of time when you assume we're gonna find more bodies on the hall. We never did and and she critter we don't know what soaked swat teams are very methodical. And in this so that it took that are we get -- them they were safe are we were in communication with them all the time when somebody's cellphone died. -- that was a wonderful. Do we construct them out of -- and the doors. And so it is a different point tumor we tried to -- down there we remove them. Especially now enters -- room -- that this -- there's no indication whatsoever anymore fortunes. There's a lot of work to do that and as I said we have so. Some very good information. That would lead us to believe who -- is there is a person there that we -- we believe among the deceased. He has are these people are there with the assistance of the state police. Identification and we will be run and that'll be her first after romo's fingerprints receiver Chris and we believe drove the vehicle there is he in effect among the disease. So it's -- this whole thing. We don't want to put anybody's name out there -- on for -- And we got a lot of work to do. Besides the reception was killed. I don't know the other thirteen were in their room just. -- walk in the door removed. I don't know there was."