After Annapolis Shooting, NYPD Stations Cops At NYC Media Outlets

NEW YORK, NY — The NYPD sent counterterrrorism cops to New York City media outlets Thursday after a gunman killed several people in a Maryland newsroom, police officials said. But there's currently no specific threat against any city media organization.

"These deployments are not based on specific threat information, but rather out of an abundance of caution until we learn more about the suspect and motives behind the Maryland shooting," John Miller, the NYPD's deputy commissioner for counterterrorism and intelligence, said in a statement.

The step was taken after a mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland reportedly left at least five people dead and forced reporters to take cover under their desks.

It's "standard practice" for the NYPD to shift police resources during active shooter events, Miller said.

Video posted to Twitter showed four cops standing outside The New York Times headquarters near Times Square.

An NYPD spokesman declined to say which or how many media outlets were getting extra protection.

(Lead image: Police stand outside the ABC headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday after a newsroom shooting in Annapolis, Maryland. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)