In the scheme of things I can argue that it really isn't. I know it's a slightly larger incident, but I believe around ~25 are shot and killed every day in the United States. The guy is obviously mentally unstable and the media attention is just feeding him.As somesomebody who can see the NYC skyline from where I can live... Trust me, I don't take tragedies lightly. This is a tragedy and the media is treating it as a ratings bonanza.
9/11 is a different story since it was an organization and the number of people killed was much greater.