New York gunman was flagged by security camera system before attack, sources say

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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK —Cameras at 345 Park Avenue flagged an approaching gunman on Monday as a potential threat that required immediate attention, seconds before he burst into the office skyscraper's lobby and began firing, according to two former federal officials familiar with New York building security systems.A still frame of CCTV footage obtained by Reuters and timestamped 6:26:52 p.m.

"You can't automate this away," said Dorn, a former anti-terrorism adviser to the Georgia Department of Homeland Security and an expert on mass casualty events.Experts said some systems allow security guards to initiate an immediate lockdown of external doors, elevators and other access points.

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