report being witnesses to this. the suspect we are told by nbc news, suspected of jumping out of his home depot truck after ramming through people yelling, allahu akbar, and was taken to bellevue hospital in new york. there are reports he had some type of faux firearm, a thing that looked like firearm, and there were gunshots. police shot him, and took him into custody according to our reporting. our sister station in new york reports the suspect is in the hospital, is expected to survive, but is very much in custody. not clear whether the suspect was acting alone, whether he had help. we expect an update from investigators, a 5:15 news conference is scheduled 10, 15 minutes from now. we ll bring it to you live when it happens. so, a suspect in custody. at least six dead. at least 15 hurt. this incident in a very busy part of a very busy city lower manhattan. for now, wendy and leon, back to you. all right, thank you, scott. thank you, scott. and don t go anywhere because
announcer: news4 at 4:00 begins with breaking news. and that breaking news involves reports just coming into us that multiple people are dead following an incident near the world trade center memorial. news4 s scott macfarlane monitoring developments for us at the live desk. what s the latest? reports are thin right now. there is gun fire and vehicle accidents blocks away world trade center memorial site. new york city police, the n.y.p.d. and medics are surrounding the area. we have reports initially of vehicle crashes, possibly including large box trucks and a school bus and the first images from the scene show the damaged school bus. they also show crowds that have gathered in lower manhattan. one person is in custody according to nbc news. it is also unclear from whom the gun fire emanated. was it police or was it this individual who is in custody? there are some graphic images we are not going to show you. they are making their way through social media. we don t
overseas. he s heading to asia this friday. he ll be gone for about two weeks. this is something the president is going to continue watching from the white house. we know that the white house is going to keep watching as well. they are going to continue briefing the president throughout the evening as necessary, and we could expect to hear from him on this sometime tomorrow. guys, back to you. blayne alexander, thank you. bike paths, restaurants, shopping malls, all soft targets. unprotected places. packed with people where you and your family are vulnerable. police protect these places with patrols and extra officers are brought in for events that draw big crowds. drills are held for emergency workers to practice responding to emergencies at soft targets. federal, state and local governments worked together to find people plotting attacks, but the best line of defense is often you. if you see something unusual, you should say something to police. our team coverage co
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