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(CNN) -- At least one gunman began shooting Friday in an immigration services building in Binghamton, New York, killing at least 12 people, Gov. David Paterson said.
Emergency personnel attend to a person taken from the building where the shootings took place.
Emergency personnel attend to a person taken from the building where the shootings took place.
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A gunman is among the dead, law enforcement officials said.
A law enforcement source said more than a dozen were wounded.
Two people were seen being led from the building in plastic handcuffs, WBNG reported. It was not immediately known whether the two were under arrest.
The shootings began around 10:30 a.m. ET at the American Civic Association, which helps immigrants and refugees, the source said.
The source said there may have been 20 to 40 people taken hostage.
The local newspaper, the Press & Sun-Bulletin, said on its Web site that at least four people were shot and 41 people had been taken hostage.
At least 12 dead in upstate New York shootings - CNN.com
