[News] Explosion closes down District Attorney's Office
[Posted to the Ledger's website on Monday afternoon, as well as being featured on their Tuesday morning cover. The story's also been featured on the Faith Yancey Hour and the local news shows on Monday afternoon and night as well.]
---Filed Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 @ 2:55PM---
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office at 1 Hogan Place was evacuated and temporarily closed down Monday after an explosion occurred in the outer wing of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit bureau.
District Attorney Jack McCoy announced during a press conference outside of Hogan Place that Assistant District Attorney Colin MacManus and file clerk Kate Barbour were injured in the explosion. The extent of their injuries or the hospital they were taken to was not immediately disclosed.
McCoy went on to say that Hogan Place would re-open as soon as the building had been inspected and cleared by FDNY officials. Until then, all pending court cases involving the Manhattan District Attorney's Office were to be postponed.
---News Update, Filed Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 @ 6:00PM---
District Attorney Jack McCoy and Police Commissioner Chip Hadley announced that the DA's Office and the NYPD will begin a joint investigation into the events that occurred Monday afternoon at Hogan Place. As the charges will amount to two counts of attempted homicide, the 27th precinct's Homicide Unit, under Lt. Anita Van Buren, will be the NYPD's investigating entity, along with the DA's Office Investigative Unit.
At this time, the FDNY is still investigating the cause of the explosion and will not elaborate on possibilities until their investigation is complete.
---News Update, Filed Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 @ 7:23AM---
The Ledger has learned from a source inside the DA's Office that explosion victims Colin MacManus and Kate Barbour are being cared for at Mercy General Hospital in Manhattan. The source went on to say that as of last night, both victims were listed in "critical" condition.
---Filed Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 @ 2:55PM---
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office at 1 Hogan Place was evacuated and temporarily closed down Monday after an explosion occurred in the outer wing of the Manhattan Special Victims Unit bureau.
District Attorney Jack McCoy announced during a press conference outside of Hogan Place that Assistant District Attorney Colin MacManus and file clerk Kate Barbour were injured in the explosion. The extent of their injuries or the hospital they were taken to was not immediately disclosed.
McCoy went on to say that Hogan Place would re-open as soon as the building had been inspected and cleared by FDNY officials. Until then, all pending court cases involving the Manhattan District Attorney's Office were to be postponed.
---News Update, Filed Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 @ 6:00PM---
District Attorney Jack McCoy and Police Commissioner Chip Hadley announced that the DA's Office and the NYPD will begin a joint investigation into the events that occurred Monday afternoon at Hogan Place. As the charges will amount to two counts of attempted homicide, the 27th precinct's Homicide Unit, under Lt. Anita Van Buren, will be the NYPD's investigating entity, along with the DA's Office Investigative Unit.
At this time, the FDNY is still investigating the cause of the explosion and will not elaborate on possibilities until their investigation is complete.
---News Update, Filed Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 @ 7:23AM---
The Ledger has learned from a source inside the DA's Office that explosion victims Colin MacManus and Kate Barbour are being cared for at Mercy General Hospital in Manhattan. The source went on to say that as of last night, both victims were listed in "critical" condition.