As many as 41 people were inside the building when a man entered and started shooting, WBNG television news reported on its website.
Some people escaped to a basement and more than a dozen were hiding in a closet, WBNG said, reporting that emergency dispatchers had been in contact with people inside.
Four people have been removed from the building on stretchers. Some news reports indicate that another twelve people might have been killed inside the building.
Some reports indicate that the gunman might be an Asian man in his early 20’s.
Police closed down surrounding streets and locked down a high school, WBNG said.
Binghamton is about 150 miles northwest of New York City.
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Epoch Times staff contributed to this report.
