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jennifer jordan reports for wjz, she was getting onto the elevator when it malfunctioned. >> the woman was in the lobby of this midtown manhattan building. as the doors closed, she was only partly inside. police say her foot or legs got caught. then suddenly, her leg shot upwards. some people started running. they knew something terrible had happened. >> all of the people were coming out, saying the elevator crushed one woman inside. >> itself the -- as the elevator rose, it drug a woman and crushed her. >> others were sent to the hospital to be treated for psychological trauma. >> reporter: the 26-story tower is the long-time home of y&r, advertising anxiety. -- agency. police say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. >> i felt bad. everybody inside, we felt the same. >> reporter: police are investigating what caused the elevator to malfunction. the victim was just 41 years old. jennifer jordan, for wjz eyewitness news. >> the new york times is identifying the victim as 41- year-old suzanne hart. >>> he is charged with trying to assassinate president obama. today, oscar ortega

jennifer jordan reports. >> the woman was in the lobby of this midtown manhattan building. as the doors closed, she was only partly inside. police say her foot or leg got caught and suddenly the elevator shot upwards. knew something terrible had happened. >> all of the people were running out and they were saying that the elevator crushed one woman inside. >> as the elevator rose, it dragged the woman into the shaft, crushing her between floors. >> there were two other people inside the elevator when it malfunctioned, they were not injured. but were sent to the hospital to be treated for psychological trauma. >> 26 story tower is the long time home of the advertising agency, y and r. the victim was an executive there. she was pronounced dead at the scene. >> i feel bad for everybody inside. >> police and the city's buildings department are investigating what caused the elevator to malfunction. the victim was just 41 years old. jennifer jordan for cbs news, new york. >>> people who work in the building say they had never heard of problems with the elevators before. >>> we wa

jennifer jordan reports for wjz, from downtown manhattan. >> reporter: the woman was in the lobby of this midtown manhattan building, just stepping into the elevator. as the doors closed, she was only partly inside. police say her foot or leg got caught. then suddenly, the elevator shot upwards. a nearby store owner saw people running and knew something terrible had happened. >> all of the people were running out. and they were saying that the elevator crushed one woman inside. >> reporter: as the elevator rose, it dragged the woman into the shaft, crushing her between floors. >> there were two other people already inside the elevator when it mal malfunctioned, they were not injured. but remember -- but were sent to the hospital to be treated for psychological trauma. >> reporter: this is the long- time home of the advertising agency, ynr. police say the victim was an executive there and was pronounced dead at the scene. >> i feel bad. everybody inside, we feel the same. >> reporter: police and the city's building department are investigating what caused the elevator to malfunction.