Binghamton NY – Shooting at American Civic Association – Hostages Taken
April 3, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
UPDATE: Authorities are still sorting out the details after a shooting rampage Friday at a Binghamton, New York, immigration center left 14 people dead, including the suspected gunman.
A senior law enforcement source with detailed knowledge of the investigation identified the suspect as Jiverly Wong, who is believed to be in his early 40s.
Authorities executed a search warrant at Wong’s home in Johnson City, near Binghamton, and spoke to the suspect’s mother, the source said.
Earlier in the day, Binghamton police Chief Joseph Zikuski said the gunman entered the American Civic Association building. At 10:31 a.m., authorities received a 911 call from the receptionist, who said she’d been shot in the stomach, Zikuski said.
She told police that a man with a handgun also shot and killed another receptionist before proceeding to a nearby classroom, where he gunned down more victims, Zikuski said.
Authorities said 37 people made it out of the building alive, most of the survivors managed to survive by hiding in a boiler room and storage closets.
Nearby apartments were evacuated, and Binghamton High School was locked down for most of Friday afternoon.
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People are currently being released from the front of the American Civic Association at 131 Front St., the site of a shooting this morning. At least four people have been taken out on stretchers.
Four people left the building with hands on their hands. Police were searching some of them.
Four people have been taken to hospitals. The Binghamton and Broome County SWAT teams are on the scene, along with a negotiator.
The SWAT team is getting ready to re-enter the building. The shooter is still inside, police said.
There were reportedly 41 hostages in the building — 15 in a closet and 26 in the boiler room.
Family members of the hostages and victims are gathering at Catholic Charities at 290 Front St. in Binghamton, police said.
At least two ambulances from the scene have arrived at Wilson Regional Medical Center.
Police began staging at Oak and Main Street, the site of the Binghamton High School, shortly after 10:30 a.m. today. Local apartments were evacuated and businesses, such as a nearby nursing home, were placed under lockdown as a precaution.
One male was down with a woman shot in the stomach, according to a police radio. The female victim was a secretary.
Police have since called for 10 ambulances.
Throats Slashed – Five Men Found Dead In Birmingham Alabama Apartment
August 21, 2008 by national
Filed under Stories of Interest
Five men have been found dead, apparently with their throats cut, in an apartment in Birmingham Alabama.
Police told The Birmingham News they found the men just before 6pm Wednesday after being sent to the apartment for a welfare check.
Local news outlets reported their throats had been slashed but that could not be immediately confirmed.
Investigators hadn’t determined how long the men had been dead. Authorities were also still trying to identify them.
Latest Update
There is very little information coming out on this story.
Sheriff’s Department Capt. Ken Burchfield said investigators still were trying to complete positive identifications of all the victims, nearly a day after their bodies were discovered.
Officers went to the suburban Cahaba Lakes complex after receiving a call from someone who was unable to get in touch with a friend at the apartment. They initially had difficulty entering because the door was bolted, but found the bodies when they got in about 6 p.m. Wednesday.
