Two fatal shootings have occurred in the direct vicinity of the Empire State Building . Abu Kamal , a 69-year-old Palestinian teacher , shot seven people on the 86th floor observation deck during the afternoon of February 23 , 1997 . He killed one person and wounded six others before committing suicide . Kamal reportedly committed the shooting in response to events happening in Palestine and Israel
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1997 Empire State Building shooting
Empire State Building