NBC News: At least one person has been shot at Varrick and Houston St. in the SOHO neighborhood in New York City.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) August 21, 2015An armed security guard died early Friday evening after being shot in the head by a lone gunman at a U.S. Department of Justice building in lower Manhattan around 5 p.m. ET. The gunman, identified by police as 68-year-old Kevin Downing of Fort Lee, New Jersey, also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The security guard, identified as 53-year-old Idrissa Camara, was a private contractor.
Authorities say Downing shot Camara at close range shortly before shooting himself.
The 12-story building where the incident took place houses several federal offices, including an immigration court, environmental offices, post office and branch offices for veterans’ affairs, the Department of Justice and Department of Labor.
Additional reporting by NBC New York.
#ServAdv: b/d, #1 trains bypassing Houston St, due to NYPD activity at Houston St. Allow additional travel time.
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) August 21, 2015
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