NYC Terrorist attack on Hudson River Greenway Bikepath

[msl819]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

‘Death by cop’? Imitation guns?

Obviously the individual was troubled, whatever the reason. That said, given what little we know, I would not be surprised if the perp had it in his mind to create chaos before allowing or inciting the NYPD officers to take matters into their own hands.

[rnhood]

Too bad the suspect is alive.

[BobO]

It's being investigated as political terrorism.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/us/new...red/index.html

[Wilkinson4]

Awful, looks like a terrorist attack. Captured so maybe something can come of it. Be diligent and careful folks, on and off the bike. Bless all First Responders.

Mike

[Bruce K]

Yelling “Allah akbar” according to some reports.

NYPD calling it a terrorist act.

Paintball gun and pellet gun recovered at the scene. No real firearms involved.

PD shot him in the butt!

News conference now.

BK

[William]

The OP might want to edit the title for better clarity.




William

[sales guy]

https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/mult...ath-manhattan/

So sad.

[bigbill]

I'm glad the shooter is alive, it prevents so much speculation and allows for quicker response by law enforcement to round up everyone involved before any other potential acts can be carried out. I just hope he was a lone actor.

[ANAO]

I ride that path, that EXACT stretch of road, thrice weekly.

I even turn off right there.

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[shovelhd]

The pictures of the crushed bikes are sickening.

[Wilkinson4]

Originally Posted by shovelhd

The pictures of the crushed bikes are sickening.

I literally got chills when I saw that. just horrible.

Mike

[jimcav]

Originally Posted by ANAO

I ride that path, that EXACT stretch of road, thrice weekly.

I even turn off right there.

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that has to be sobering to consider. Only silver lining I can think of is the plane vs house scene in 'the world according to garp'--by that perspective hopefully that path is now safe as possible (although an admittedly poor analogy, since any copycat can ruin it)

[bicycletricycle]

Originally Posted by rnhood

Too bad the suspect is alive.

Although it seems wrong I have to say that I agree, better to remove these types quickly and cheaply.

[Bruce K]

Still hoping OP will edit his title.

The only shooting here was of the perpetrator by the NYPD

BK

[bironi]

Better to have the suspect alive. Speculation vs facts. Think of the Las Vegas investigation. You can wish him dead, but the possibility of motives remain elusive and more so with the main actor deceased.