A gunman carrying a rifle shot an NYPD officer and a civilian in midtown Manhattan Monday evening before shooting and killing himself.

A witness reportedly heard him say “Free Palestine!” during the rampage, according to local media website AMNY.

“The shooting happened just before 6:30 p.m. at the building that contains offices for Blackstone and the NFL headquarters. The building remains under lockdown and tenants are being told to shelter in place,” KABC-TV reported.

“Police sources say the shooter entered the building and, while in the lobby, fired at a police officer, who was working private security at the time he was shot, and the civilian,” the outlet added.

The suspect shot himself on the 33rd floor of the building.

The condition of the victims is not known.

GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas posted on social media platform X regarding Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, “Meanwhile… THIS is the guy likely to be the next mayor.”

The post included an apparent past social media post from Mamdani, calling for defunding the police.

Mamdani is pro-Palestinian and has refused to condemn the phrase, “Globalize the intifada.”

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch posted on X, just after 7:50 p.m. Eastern, “At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized.”

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Brethren – Pray for our country – Pray for Israel- Pray for the Jewish people in major cities.

Pray for Bible believing churches everywhere! 

Pray that Synagogues and Churches will see the need to hire security offices to keep people safe!!

Immerse yourselves in God’s Holy Word and PRAY!!

And Pray that Jewish people world-wide will finally understand the need for them to be armed.  Remember this – before my people were taken to the camps, Hitler disarmed them for a very long time.

HOW CAN I BE SAVED?