SUSPECTED gunman Barry K. Stewart has apparently been "found dead" after he was named as the primary suspect in an upstate New York shooting that left two people dead inside a real estate office.
New York State police have confirmed Stewart has been found dead due to a self-inflicted gunshot.
Barry K. Stewart was found late Wednesday afternoon after being named as a person of interest in the deadly shooting, which unfolded in Watertown, New York earlier that day.
Watertown Mayor Jeff Smith said, "Moments ago I received word from law enforcement that the alleged shooter, Barry K. Stewart, was located near the St. Lawrence County/Franklin County line."
"The community should be advised that Mr. Stewart no longer presents a threat to public safety," he ended.
State troopers detained Stewart in nearby Franklin County, about two hours northeast of Watertown.
Law enforcement said they arrested Stewart, of Carthage, after a pursuit on Route 11B in Dickinson.
The fatal gunshots erupted inside BridgeView Real Estate Services at 145 Clinton Street at around 1pm.
Neither of the victims have yet been named, but they were pronounced dead later Wednesday afternoon. It's unclear if anyone else was injured.
Police said the suspect fled the scene in a gray Ford pickup truck.
Stewart, of West Carthage, was named as a person of interest by Watertown Police Department detective Lieutenant Joe Donoghue.
He was a realtor for BridgeView and was said to be driving a gray Ford F-150 pickup truck, with New York license plate HUS5491.
Police described Stewart as armed and dangerous.
Watertown Mayor Smith said the community never thinks "could happen in the City of Watertown."
"This is an unspeakable, senseless tragedy, where two innocent people were gunned down in a vicious act of violence," Smith wrote on Facebook.
"My heart breaks for the victims, their families and our entire community who I know share in my disbelief that this could happen here in Watertown."
Emergency dispatch reports at roughly 2pm, obtained by NNY360, reported that "people were down" following the shooting.
Photographs from the scene showed cops carrying long guns as they searched for the suspect.
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People who lived in a local apartment building were also told to stay inside their houses at 3pm local time.
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Police shut down Clinton Street between Washington to Sherman streets.
A local bank was also evacuated.
