{"id":180277,"date":"2026-03-30T23:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180277\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:49:42","slug":"security-guard-shot-near-tv-production-set-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180277\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Guard Shot Near TV Production Set in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=New+York%2C+NY&amp;city=New+York&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Security+Guard+Shot+Near+TV+Production+Set+in+Manhattan&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fny%2Fnew-york%2Fnews%2F2026%2F03%2F30%2Fsecurity-guard-shot-near-tv-production-set-in-manhattan%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69caff95472dc.jpg\" alt=\"An extreme close-up of two spent shell casings on the ground, capturing the stark, gritty details of a crime scene in the style of Weegee's harsh flash photography.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>The aftermath of a shooting near a TV production set exposes the threat of gun violence in New York City&#8217;s bustling Flatiron District.NYC Today<\/p>\n<p>A 49-year-old security guard was shot twice in the torso on Monday afternoon near a television production set in Manhattan&#8217;s Flatiron District. The victim, an employee of a nearby transitional housing facility, was transported to the hospital in stable condition. Police recovered two shell casings at the scene and are searching for a suspect who was last seen fleeing the area with a black backpack.<\/p>\n<p>      Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>Incidents of gun violence in high-profile public settings like television production sites raise concerns about public safety and security, especially in busy urban areas like Manhattan&#8217;s Flatiron District that attract both residents and tourists.<\/p>\n<p>            The details<\/p>\n<p>The shooting occurred around 12:26 p.m. at the corner of 28th Street and Madison Avenue. Production crews for the TV show &#8216;CIA&#8217; were filming nearby when they heard the gunfire and witnessed the aftermath. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the gunman and victim speaking to each other immediately before the shots were fired, and a distraught woman was seen fleeing into a nearby Whole Foods supermarket.<\/p>\n<p>      The shooting occurred around 12:26 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>            What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>Police are continuing to investigate the shooting and search for the suspect, who was last seen fleeing the scene with a black backpack.<\/p>\n<p>        The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>This incident highlights the need for heightened security and safety measures around high-profile production sites in busy urban areas, as well as the ongoing challenge of gun violence in New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The aftermath of a shooting near a TV production set&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-180277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}