The suspect exited his rental vehicle holding up two fake guns, before being shot by police and taken into custody. Loved ones mourned the first deaths from a terror-linked attack in New York since September 11, 2001. New York police chief James O'Neill said that eight people were killed, at least six of whom were men. New York's Democratic State Governor Andrew Cuomo noted that "New York is an international symbol of freedom and democracy." It was the most serious security breach in New York since Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani immigrant, plant a car bomb in Times Square on May 1, 2010.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 31, 2017 23:43 UTC