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At least four people were killed and another critically injured after a lone gunman stormed an office tower in Midtown Manhattan and opened fire, before turning the gun on himself, officials say.
Police said that Shane Tamura, 27, burst through the lobby of a skyscraper – home to offices for the NFL and Blackstone – at 345 Park Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, carrying an AR-15-style rifle. The suspect “immediately” opened fire, “spraying” the lobby with gunfire, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.
Tamura, a former high school football star from Southern California, left Las Vegas on Saturday, Tisch said. He died in Rudin Management’s 33rd-floor offices from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, she added.
New York City police officer Didarul Islam, who was working in a private security role, was among those killed in the crossfire, Tisch added. A Blackstone executive was also shot dead in the tower’s lobby, sources told the Wall Street Journal. The NFL said one of its employees was critically injured.
Investigators allegedly found a “suicide note” in Tamura’s pocket claiming that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to head trauma, and asked that his brain be studied, a source told CNN.
Watch: Police descend on Midtown Manhattan skyscraper after gunshots ring out
James Liddell29 July 2025 08:45
In full: Four killed after gunman entered Midtown Manhattan office building
A New York City police officer and at least three others have been killed after a gunman entered a Midtown Manhattan office building and opened fire, according to officials.
Police said the gunman, who is now dead from a self-inflicted wound, was identified as Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old from Las Vegas.
Tamura is accused of strolling into the Manhattan skyscraper carrying an M4 assault rifle by his side on Monday at around 6:30 p.m and “spraying” ammunition inside the building’s entrance.
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Tamura exited a black BMW and walked toward the building’s entrance carrying the assault rifle. A loaded revolver, ammunition and magazines were found in the car, according to officials.
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James Liddell29 July 2025 08:44
