A man attending Wikipedia’s annual conference in Manhattan was arrested Friday after brandishing a loaded revolver and threatening suicide inside a Union Square office building, prompting a brief active shooter alert and swift intervention by event staff.
The incident unfolded at Civic Hall, a tech and innovation hub housed in Zero Irving, where the WikiConference North America was underway. No shots were fired, and police said the man was taken into custody without further incident.
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