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VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）Empire-State-Building-Shooting-Leaves-2-Dead-9-Wounded New York Citywas rattledby ashooting Fridayoutside theEmpire StateBuilding,one of the world，s mostfamous landmarks.Two people,including the gunman,died andnine werewounded in the incident.New YorkCity PoliceCommissioner RayKelly identifiedthegunmanin theFriday morningattack asJeffrey Johnson,a58-year-old residentof Manhattan.Kelly saysJohnson designedwomen,s accessoriesat HazanImports,until hewas laidoff lastyear whenthe companycut staff.“In adispute withone ofthe formeremployees ofHazan infront ofthe building,Johnson produceda pistoland firedat closerange,striking his41一year-old victimin thehead,”said Kelly.The policecommissioner saida constructionworker witnessedthe deadlyshooting andalerted twonearby policeofficers.Police confrontedJohnson andshot himdead afterhe pulledout hisgun.New YorkMayor MichaelBloomberg askedcity residentsto prayfor victimsoftheshooting.NewYorkCity asyou knowis thesafest bigcity inthe countryand weare onpace tohave arecord lownumber ofmurders thisyear,but weare notimmune tothe nationalproblem ofgun violence,said Bloomberg.Bloomberg hasfrequently calledfor tighternational gunlaws inhis capacityas mayorand isthe co-chairman ofa nationalcoalition ofcity leaders,Mayors AgainstIllegal Guns.Police wereinvestigating hownine otherpeople werewounded inthe case,and raisedthe possibilitythat somemight havebeen injuredby policegunfire.Bloomberg saidall ninewere expectedto survive.The areaaround theEmpire StateBuilding,usually teemingwith touristsand officeworkers,was cordonedoff bypolice investigatorsas acrime scene.The shootingcomes justweeks aftera gunmankilled sixSikh worshippersat atemple inthe state of Wisconsin,and aftera gunmankilled12people attendinga movieinthestateofColorado.。