NY State gunman dead, hostages free after shooting rampage

A gunman suspected of killing up to 13 people and taking dozens captive at an immigration centre in New York State has been reported dead, according to local television, while the remaining hostages were set free.A gunman who killed up to 13 people and took up to 40 hostages in the New York town of Binghamton has been reported dead.The suspected shooter's captives were set free from the American Civic Association building, which provides services to immigrants.Earlier news reports said that at least six people were taken to medical centers in nearby Johnson City, one in critical and two in a serious condition.“The man burst into the building with a long firearm around 10:30am local time,”.“He shot some people and took maybe up to 40 people hostage.”Some US media sources reported that up to 13 people had been killed. Several hours into the terrifying standoff, police brought out two men with their hands secured behind their backs, local television and newspapers reported.The Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin reported on their website that sharp shooters from the Binghamton SWAT team as well as a police bomb squad had been mobilized to the crime scene.The same news source said two people were taken from the center with their hands cuffed behind their back.The American Civic Association building is used to teach English and provide other services to recently immigrants to the United States who are preparing for U.S. citizenship.The building is near downtown Binghamton, and according to King, is a well known landmark, surrounded by a lot of businesses and a local high-school.Binghamton is about 240 km northwest of New York City with a population of about 45,000 and hosts one of the State University of New York’s largest campuses.Bob Joseph, the news director for local WNBF radio, said in an interview with CNN that shooter had been described as a young man of Asian origins.In March a man killed 10 people in a shooting rampage in Alabama.On April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg, Virginia, became the site of the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history when a student gunman killed 32 people and himself.