police say they fired at this man, jeffry johnson, after he shot at them. at this point in the video, he appears to be alive. minutes before johnson, dressed in a business suit carrying a briefcase, found his target and pulled out a .45 caliber pistol. >> in front of 10 west 33rd street, a disfrunt led former employee shot and killed a former co-worker. >> reporter: johnson had been laid off as a woman's accessory designer last year. his victim was a vice president there. police say johnson and him had a long standing dispute. both men filed prior complaints against one another. a co-worker was walking next to him when they saw johnson lurking. she said i saw him pull out a gun and thought oh my god, he's going to shoot him. jeff screamed, he shot him and i ran. >> he fled with a .45 caliber handgun secreted under his arm. a construction worker who followed johnson from west 33rd street alerted two police officers. >> reporter: bystanders ran for cover. >> as the two officers approached johnson, he pulled the .45 from his bag and fired on the officers who r

it shows the gunman, jeffry johnson carrying a briefcase. the police point something at im, he shoots and dies. he used to work with the man he shot. they had an ongoing dispute. the vp of sales said johnson wasn't selling enough and he lost his job. rebecca fox witnessed the shooting. you work across the street and saw people running. describe the scene for us. >> i was getting a cup of coffee as i normally do and this morning in particular, i took the green line up instead of the yellow line, which would have put me in the scene of action. i was walking on the street. i saw people running. i thought at first it was a celebrity sighting. they had been filming a movie a couple weeks ago. then someone said there was a shooting. i walked toward 35 9 avenue and saw a woman on the ground shot in the foot. then i walked -- i saw half way down the block that there was a man laying facedown on the ground and there were police surrounding him. they attempted to flip him over. i saw his head come up slightly and i found out later he died. i walked fu

authorities say 58-year-old jeffry johnson, dressed in a business suit, carries a .45 caliber handgun shot his 41-year-old former co-workers at least three times at close range, walked away turning on to busy fifth avenue. police in the area were alerted by a construction worker who saw the whole thing, and when officers went to johnson, he reached against. two officers opened fire, firing an many as 16 shots, as many as seven shots hitting johnson, and nine others were grazed or shot by ricocheting bullets, but they are all expected to survive. during a downsizing at the company about a year ago, johnson was laid off. in a dispute with one of the former employees of hazan in front of the building, johnson produced a pistol and fired at close range. striking his 41-year-old victim in the head. at the two officers approached johnson, he pulled his semiautomatic pistol from his bag and fired on the officers, who returned fire, killing him. >> it's a terrible thing. our first thoughts are for the murder slim, and then their prayers, thank god nobody else was seriously injured and that th