msnbc reporter at the empire state building: 'you know, there's a big police presence at all these tourist centers: the empire state building, grand central, the statue of liberty. and that's how police were able to apprehend oops i mean kill the suspect.' it's also why there was a chaotic exchange of gunfire on a crowded street, in which perhaps everyone who got shot except the initial victim (11ish people) was shot by police.