"Right off the bat, this guy had a day to get away," Alcazar told NBC News. They probably already have a lot more information about him than they are letting on to the public." "That might be the lead the NYPD needs," retired NYPD Detective Jillian Snider told MSNBC. Meanwhile, the shooter shooter fled on foot and then on a rental bike, Tisch said. Before the shooting, the gunman bought a water bottle and two protein bars from a nearby Starbucks and discarded the items, the sources said.

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