About 40 people have been taken hostage and several others shot in the US state of New York, say reports.
Unconfirmed local media reports said a number of people have been killed during the incident.
The hostages were in the buildings of the American Civic Association (ACA) in Binghamton, north of New York City, when the gunman entered.
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