According to The Associated Press, at least three civilians were wounded in the attack, while the gunman is now dead.
It's unknown if a police officer at the scene took out the shooter, but a fire department spokesman says it received a call just after 9 a.m. and sent multiple units to the scene within minutes.
The incident took place at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.
This tragedy follows the inside a Wisconsin Sikh temple.
UPDATE: Sources tell The New York Post that a total of 10 people were shot, with two killed: the gunman and an innocent bystander. The newspaper cites a "dispute between coworkers" as the basis for the melee.
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