cnn, binghamton, binghamton shooting, binghamton ny shooting, binghamton ny news BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - A gunman walked into an immigration services center in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing an unknown number of people, wounding at least six and taking as many as 41 hostage, officials said. Update: Shooting in Binghamton
It has been confirmed that there are 13 dead. It is reported that a shooter is among the 13 confirmed dead. A press conference has been called at 5pm and.
Downtown BinghamtonA police dispatcher who spoke to the AP wouldn't confirm a number of people shot or injured.
The shooting occurred in a mixed neighborhood of homes and small businesses in the center of Binghamton, a city of about 47,000 located 140 miles northwest of New York City. Binghamton, often known as "The Parlor City," is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The "Home of the Square Deal," it is the county seat of Broome County and the principal city and cultural center of the Greater Binghamton region. The population of the City, according to the 2000 census, is 47,380.


2009 Civic Center shooting
Main article: 2009 Binghamton shootings
Binghamton received world-wide attention on 3-Apr-2009 with initial news reports suggesting at least four persons shot (ABC now state 13 persons have been killed) in a hostage situation at the American Civic Association (ACA) at 131 Front Street. Two suspects were reported to have been taken in to custody The ACA assists immigrants and refugees, according to its website.
The 2009 Binghamton shootings took place on April 3, 2009 at approx. 10:30am at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York State, around 150 miles (240 km) northwest of New York City. Thirteen people were confirmed dead,[1] twenty-six wounded, and forty-one were taken hostage. Five people, aged from 20 to mid-50s, were treated for gunshot wounds at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City.
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