KABUL: (Middle East Press) Unknown gunman has shot dead an employee inside a store in Manhattan, New York, and then gravely shot himself.
The shooting occurred at the Home Depot store on West 23rd street between Fifth and Sixth avenues about 2:40 p.m. Sunday, said US police.
Police added a 31-year-old employee argued with a coworker before shooting him multiple times, and then turned the gun on himself, shooting himself in the head.
According to reports, the victim was 38-year-old and a manager, who was declared dead at the scene, while the shooter was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The reason behind their argument was unclear.
Police said there were 70 employees in the store at the time of the shooting, but no one else was got hurt.
Every year, more than 30,000 people are shot and killed in the United States.
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