FBI wanted suspect ‘barricaded himself in luxury 31st floor Manhattan apartment and threatened to jump out his window’
- An unidentified suspect was cornered at 150 West 56th Street on Wednesday
- Unclear what they are being looked for – and how high they are
- Comes less than a day after a nearby skyscraper was violently shaken
A criminal suspect has barricaded himself in a luxury Manhattan apartment on the 31st floor and is threatening to jump out a window, it has been claimed.
The unidentified suspect is holed up in an apartment in the luxurious CitySpire building on West 56th Street near Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan.
FBI agents, the New York Police Department and the New York Fire Department are all on site.
It’s unclear what the suspect is being searched for as the drama begins just after 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
An FBI-wanted suspect has threatened to jump from the 75-story CitySpire skyscraper in midtown Manhattan
Footage shared on crime-monitoring app Citizen shows scores of locals huddled at the end of the closed road.
Some eyewitnesses have reported hearing glass shatter, although there have been no reports of injuries so far.
A Twitter feed monitoring NYPD and NYFD radio communications tweeted: “150 W 56th St off 7th Ave. The FBI was executing an arrest warrant and the subject is now standing at a window and about to jump. FDNY staging, NYPD ESU, HNT & TARU requested.’
CitySpire is a luxury condominium building that prides itself on offering “white glove service” to its well-heeled customers.
Wednesday’s standoff came less than 24 hours after the drama at another nearby skyscraper.
The $3.1 billion One Vanderbilt Tower, which sits atop Grand Central Station, has been partially evacuated after residents reported horrendous rumbling and shaking.
A spokesman for One Vanderbilt later told that the shaking was caused by maintenance work on an elevator that carried visitors to the summit’s observation deck.
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