The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting is set to go on as scheduled Wednesday night — hours after the grisly fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson just two blocks away.
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting in Manhattan is set to go on as scheduled Wednesday night — following the murder of
“We will have a massive police presence around Rockefeller Center from 52nd Street all the way down to 47th Street,” Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said Wednesday later adding, “This is a terrible event, but we’re going to go on and people can enjoy the tree lighting.”The annual tree lighting show will begin at 7 p.m., though the actual lighting of the tree likely will be closer to 10 p.m., Maddrey added.
A Norway Spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is cut down, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 in West Stockbridge, Mass.“NYPD always remains at a high level of alert when it comes to events like this, the tree lighting, the Thanksgiving Day Parade, we’re always at a high-level alert. So you will get the K9s, you will get the helicopters, you will get the drones, you will get the specialty units,” he added.around 6:45 a.m.
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