Empire State Building Shooting: Johnson Bought Gun In Sarasota

The man who killed his former coworker outside the Empire State Building Friday had legally bought the gun in Sarasota, according to the New York Police Department.
And Jeffery Johnson's Sarasota ties just begin at the gun purchase, according to media and police reports.
Fashion designer Johnson had killed his former coworker Steven Ercolino, 41, and fatally shot him outside of the Empire State Building, according to police. Johnson was killed by an officer on the scene. Bullets and bullet fragments from officers wounded nine, NYPD told The Associated Press.
The NYPD also told the Associated Press that Johnson, 58, legally bought the gun in Sarasota in 1991; however, he did not have the proper concealed weapon permit in New York City.
Johnson, who was reportedly upset after being laid off by Hazan Import Corp., had listed on

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