India, Sept. 19 -- A video has gone viral on social media showing a massive police response at what appears to be midtown Manhattan. The video is spreading alongside claims that there was an active shooter in New York City Friday, September 18, which sparked the police response.

However, the video appears to be a hoax, with no confirmed large police response or shooting in Manhattan today. The caption on the videos claims that there were purportedly multiple casualties, with NYPD officers injured.

However, it appears that the video is footage from the 2025 mass shooting in Manhattan. It happened on July 28, 2025, when Shane Devon Tamura, 27, opened fire with an AR-15 rifle, killing four. Much like the caption to the viral videos, Tamura...