Police was called to the scene after one person was allegedly shot near Stuyvesant High School

By Aletha Adu

AT least six people have been gunned down in lower Manhattan, according to reports. 

The Sun, 31st October 2017 – Police were called to the scene at 1.15pm, after one person was allegedly shot near Stuyvesant High School, according to reports.

Police and ambulances respond to report of gunfire in New York

Emerging videos posted on social media show a cluster of emergency service vehicles parked near West Street and Chambers street, NBC New York reported.

Student witnesses from the nearby high school claim to have heard gunshots on social media.

Urging locals to avoid the area, the NYPD tweeted a person has been arrested and police have put the area on lockdown.

Police incident on the west side of chambers street after series of rattling POPS.

One tweeter said: “Active shooter near my house. stay away from lower west Manhattan.”

Another added: “Three to four gunshots just went off by my job. Think they came from Stuyvesant high school…”
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