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A man in a rented pickup truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial and mowed down people Tuesday

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Bicycles and debris lay on a bike path after a motorist drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people.Craig Ruttle/The Associated Press

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Police investigate a vehicle after a motorist drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people.Andrew Kelly/Reuters

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Investigators near the Home Depot truck which struck down multiple people on a bike path, killing several and injuring numerous others at the crime scene in lower Manhattan in New York.BRENDAN MCDERMID/Reuters

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Emergency personnel carry a man into an ambulance after a motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial and struck several people.Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press

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Parents pick up their children from P.S./I.S.-89 school after a shooting incident in New York City.SHANNON STAPLETON/Reuters

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People watch as police officers secure an area following a shooting incident in New York.DON EMMERT/AFP / Getty Images

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A New York Police Department officer stands next to a body covered under a white sheet after a motorist drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people.Bebeto Matthews/The Associated Press

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Emergency personal respond to reports of possible shooting in Lower Manhattan in New York City.Kena Betancur/Getty Images

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A woman is aided by first responders after sustaining injury after a motorist drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people.BRENDAN MCDERMID/Reuters

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Authorities inspect the scene following a shooting incident in New York after a motorist drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people.DON EMMERT/AFP / Getty Images

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