1997 — Feb 23, Middle East Terrorism, Shooting, Empire State Building, New York, NY– 1

— 1  Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Ali Hassan Abu Kamal.” Murderpedia. Accessed 1-31-2016.

— 1  CNN. “Gunman shoots 7, kills self at Empire State Building.” 2-24-1997.

— 1  Kushner. “Empire State Building Shooting.” Encyclopedia of Terrorism. 2003, p. 123.

— 1  NY Daily News (Siemaszko). “Deadly shooting at Empire State Building…” 8-24-2012

 

Narrative Information

 

CNN: “New York (CNN) — A man opened fire Sunday on an observation deck of the Empire State Building, killing one person and wounding six before shooting himself in the head, authorities said. The gunman, a 69-year-old Palestinian, was taken to a hospital where he died more than five hours later, according to New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s press office.

 

“The man muttered something about Egypt seconds before he began shooting shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday on the 86th floor observation deck of one of the world’s best-known tourist sites, witnesses said.

 

“Ali Abu Kamal used a .380-caliber Beretta handgun that he apparently bought in Florida at the end of January, Giuliani said….

 

“Witnesses said the gunman shouted, “Are you from Egypt?” during the shooting, according to law enforcement sources. Police said they did not know whether it was said in an effort to spare or identify potential victims. His passport said he was from Ramallah, on the West Bank, and entered the United States on Christmas Eve, Giuliani said.

 

“The other dead man was a 27-year-old Danish musician visiting the Empire State Building with an American friend from Connecticut, Matthew Gross, 27, who was also wounded, according to Giuliani.” (CNN. “Gunman shoots 7, kills self at Empire State…” 2-24-1997.)

 

Sources

 

Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Ali Hassan Abu Kamal.” Murderpedia. Accessed 1-31-2016. Accessed 1-31-2016 at: http://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/abu-kamal-ali-hassan.htm

 

CNN. “Gunman shoots 7, kills self at Empire State Building.” 2-24-1997. Accessed 1-31-2016 at: http://www.cnn.com/US/9702/24/empire.shooting/

 

Kushner, Harvey W. “Empire State Building Shooting.” Pp. 123-124 in Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2003. Accessed 1-31-2016 at: https://books.google.com/books?id=mr51AwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

New York Daily News (Corky Siemaszko). “Deadly shooting at Empire State Building has echoes of earlier tragedy when Palestinian gunman shot 7 on observation deck.” 8-24-2012. Accessed 1-31-2016 at: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/deadly-shooting-empire-state-building-echoes-earlier-tragedy-palestinian-gunman-shot-7-observation-deck-article-1.1143591