Police arrested a man that was seen pacing outside of the United Nations headquarters in New York City in a red hoodie sweater on Thursday with what police said appeared to be a shotgun. The man was taken into custody after a lockdown of the area. Read:
that officers were in a stand-off with the man as they urged him to put the gun down. The spokesperson toldAccording to WNYW News in New York, the man was described as in his 60s, but police have yet to release any further information on his identity.account said that the man seen outside the UN headquarters with a gun is"now in custody." The NYPD noted that"there is NO THREAT to the public.
Prior to the announcement by the NYPD, numerous videos posted across social media showed the man surrounded by officers as he stood near the entrance of the UN building. In a video posted to Twitter by DiscloseTV, NYPD officers can be heard urging the man to"put the firearm down." JUST IN - United Nations HQ in New York surrounded by police responding to a man armed with a shotgun.
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