NFL employee seriously injured in attack, Roger Goodell says
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said an NFL employee was seriously hurt in the violence at 345 Park Ave.
“As has been widely reported, a gunman committed an unspeakable act of violence in our building at 345 Park Avenue. One of our employees was seriously injured in this attack. He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition,” Goodell said in a message to employees.
The commissioner added that NFL staff were at the hospital and supporting the employee’s family.
“We believe that all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for, and the building has nearly been cleared,” Goodell wrote.
“We are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat quickly and decisively and to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others,” he added.
LAPD probing reports of possible connection between shooter, department
The Los Angeles Police Department is looking into whether the Midtown Manhattan shooter, identified by New York City authorities as 27-year-old Shane Tamura, had any connections to the agency.
An LAPD spokesperson said online rumors and media inquiries suggesting such a connection have prompted it to probe whether one exists.
“We take these matters seriously and are actively investigating the information,” the spokesperson said. “At this time, we are working to confirm details and gather the facts.”
Tamura played football at Granada Hills Charter School in the city of L.A. in 2015 during his senior year, after transferring from a school in Santa Clarita, a city at the north end of Los Angeles County, a classmate said.
Additional information will be provided Tuesday, the LAPD spokesperson said.
NYPD officers seen carrying injured person out of Park Avenue building
A witness video captured New York City officers carrying one of the people wounded out of the Park Avenue building where a gunman had opened fire.
Suspect’s former classmate: ‘The sky was the limit, and then it wasn’t’
A former high school classmate of Shane Tamura, the suspected gunman in today’s midtown Manhattan shooting, said he was filled with promise as an athlete 10 years ago but didn’t seem to fulfill expectations in later years.
Caleb Clarke said Tamura transferred from a school in Santa Clarita, California, in northern Los Angeles County, to Granada Hills Charter School in the city of Los Angeles, right before their senior year in 2015 during a hailed run as a fellow football player.
“He was the biggest goofball in the world, just a ton of energy, class clown,” Clarke said tonight. “Just one of those guys, he’s got so much going for him. Just figure out the whole school thing, and he could be somebody great.”
Clarke indicated they lost touch but reconnected through social media recently as Tamura worked at a casino in Las Vegas. He was surprised his classmate was named as the shooter.
“You never would have thought violence was something you’d associate with him,” Clarke said. “Everything he said was a joke.”
He said, however, that Tamura’s fun-loving high school days may have given way to the harsher reality of becoming an adult.
“The only thing I can really think of is there was a point where it looked like the sky was the limit, and then it wasn’t anymore,” he said.
Tamura may have been destined for greatness as an athlete, but greatness never came. Joining the NFL as a pro seemed possible, Clarke said.
“I don’t think he walked around to be like, ‘Oh, I’ll have NFL games one day,'” he said. “I think it was more of everybody just telling him how great he was. He was the fastest kid I’d ever met, full hands-down. And then, after high school, you know, didn’t see from him that much and didn’t hear from him that much, because he wasn’t on the field.”
FBI promises ‘full force’ of agency in shooting investigation
The assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office promised the “full force” of the agency in the investigation into today’s shooting.
“You have the full force of FBI New York and full force of FBI to get to the bottom of the answers,” said Chris Raia, the assistant director in charge of the office.
The investigation into the gunman’s motives and the shooting is ongoing. Raia said that “initial checks of our internal systems have not revealed any information about the subject.”
Slain NYPD officer emigrated from Bangladesh, wife is pregnant, mayor says
The NYPD officer killed in today’s shooting was identified as Didarul Islam, who emigrated to the United States from Bangladesh and whose wife is pregnant, officials said.
Islam was 36 years old and had been with the NYPD for 3½ years, Mayor Eric Adams said. He was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx.
“He was doing what he does best and all members of the police department carry out,” Adams said. “He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers.”
Islam was married and had two young boys, and his wife is pregnant with a third child, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
“He put himself in harm’s way. He made the ultimate sacrifice — shot in cold blood, wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to this city,” Tisch said, calling him a hero.
Five dead and 1 in critical condition after shooting, mayor says
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Five people were killed in the shooting, including the gunman, Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference.
In addition to the gunman, a police officer and three civilians died, Adams said. Another person was shot and was in critical condition, he added.
An NYPD spokesperson had told NBC News that six people died.
Mayor Eric Adams described the shooting as a “violent, despicable attack.”
Shooter drove across the country, had mental health issues, NYPD commissioner says
The shooter drove across the country in recent days, arriving in New York City today, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at a news conference tonight.
Investigators tracked Shane Tamura’s BMW across the country starting Saturday, with points crossed in Nebraska, Iowa and New Jersey, she said, until it arrived in New York today. He double-parked near the high-rise that was the location of today’s violence and walked in, she said.
In the car. investigators found prescription medicine along with a rifle case, magazines with ammunition and a loaded revolver, she said.
Tamura has a “documented” history of mental health issues, Tisch said. “Our partners in Las Vegas made us aware of a mental health history,” she said.
It’s not clear why he went to the high-rise and then went up to the 33rd-floor office of the real estate management firm Rudin Management, Tisch said.
“We are working to understand why he targeted this particular location,” she said.
Gunman had M4 rifle, immediately shot police officer in lobby, police commissioner says
Security video shows the gunman in tonight’s shooting got out of a double-parked car with an M4 rifle and entered the building’s lobby, where he “immediately open fire” on an NYPD officer, who was killed, the police commissioner said.
“He then shoots a woman who took cover behind a pillar and proceeds through the lobby, spraying it with gunfire,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.
The gunman shot a security guard at the elevator bank as the guard was taking cover behind a security desk, Tisch said.
The shooter called the elevator to the lobby, a woman got out and the gunman allowed her to exit unharmed, Tisch said.
The shooter went up to the 33rd floor and “begins to walk the floor, firing rounds as he traveled,” Tisch said. One person was shot and killed on that floor, she said.
“He then proceeds down a hallway and shoots himself in the chest,” she said.
Company in building where shooting took place says thoughts are with victims
One of the companies in the Manhattan building where the shooter opened fire said its “hearts go out to the victims of this horrific act and their families.”
“We are incredibly grateful for the bravery of building security and law enforcement,” KPMG US said in a statement.
There are multiple businesses in the building, and authorities have not said which, if any, were targeted in the shooting.
Six dead, including shooter, NYPD says
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Six people are dead, including the gunman, an NYPD spokesperson said.
One of the dead is an NYPD officer, and the officer’s family has been notified, three senior law enforcement officials said.
Four civilians also died. The shooter is dead, and sources have said he fatally shot himself.
The specific motive for the shooting remains under investigation, and law enforcement officials are looking at a number of theories given the suspect’s previous interests.
New York Republicans respond to shooting
Republican members of New York’s congressional delegation are reacting to the news of the shooting on X, extending prayers for victims and the NYPD.
“We are heartbroken to learn that five individuals including an NYPD officer were murdered tonight by a madman in Manhattan,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said on X, adding that she was praying for those “critically injured.”
Rep. Claudia Tenney said her team was “actively monitoring” the shooting, and she thanked the NYPD for its response.
“My prayers are with the officer and civilians impacted in this horrific attack,” she concluded.
Rep. Nick LaLota posted an image of a NYPD patch, writing, “God Bless the NYPD.”
Suspected shooter ID’d as 27-year-old from Las Vegas
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The suspected shooter has been identified as Shane Devon Tamura, 27, Las Vegas, according to four senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.
The NYPD has said a person it described as “the lone shooter” is dead.
‘It felt like you were in a war zone’
Nekeisha Lewis was eating dinner in a plaza near the Park Avenue building when she heard gunshots ring out and saw glass shattering from the building.
Shortly after, she saw someone running from the high-rise building and calling for help. She said she noticed that person was wounded and said she and her partner attempted to help get him to safety.
She called the shooting the scariest situation she’s ever been in.
There was so much rapid fire and so many people fleeing, she said.
She praised authorities for their quick response and work to move people to safety, but likened the scene to a “war zone.”
Relief felt on NYC streets after reports of gunman’s death
Occupants of some buildings near the scene of the shooting are being allowed to leave following lockdowns.
A sense of relief spread through crowds gathered near the scene after police announced the gunman had died.
Video shows more than a dozen officers entering skyscraper
Cellphone video taken from a nearby building shows about 20 police officers entering the skyscraper that’s the site of tonight’s shooting.
The officers walk briskly along a plaza and into the building.
Police made an orderly entrance after having moved forward two-officers wide, with one officer running diagonally to meet the line of colleagues as they entered, according to the video.
The video posted to X was captured from Lotte Hotel in midtown Manhattan.
‘Multiple injuries’ in shooting, mayor says
Mayor Eric Adams said tonight that multiple people have been “shot and injured” in the Manhattan gunfire.
“Unfortunately, we had a shooting here with multiple injuries,” Adams said in a video on X. “The perpetrator, the lone perpetrator, is neutralized at this time.”
“Those who are in the building, we’re asking you to remain inside as police officers are doing a floor-by-floor search,” he said.
The NYPD said on X that the shooter is dead.
Adams said police would be going to the hospital to speak with the families of loved ones to find out more.
New York Democrats react to shooting
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Democratic elected leaders from New York are responding to the shooting with messages of prayer and concern for those affected.
In a post on X, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer thanked first responders and said he is “praying for everyone affected.”
“We must do more to stop gun violence in America,” he added.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote on X that he was “deeply disturbed” by the shooting.
“Praying hard for the brave NYPD officer impacted and all other victims of this tragedy,” Jeffries wrote.
Rep. Ritchie Torres referred to the shooting as a “shocking act of terror” on X.
Torres said the shooting served as “a grim reminder of the persistent danger posed by firearms, the hardening of hatred in our society, and the exceptional courage of the NYPD officers who risk their lives in order to protect the rest of us.”
Federal team is at the scene, Attorney General Bondi says
A team from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is at the scene of tonight’s skyscraper shooting to help, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The interim U.S. attorney for the region, Jay Clayton, “has set up a command post to assist with the shooting in New York City and local FBI agents are on the scene,” Bondi said on X.
Gunman dead after shooting self, sources say
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The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, four senior New York City officials said.
The NYPD commissioner characterized the gunman on X as a lone shooter who has been “neutralized.”
Shooter ‘neutralized,’ police commissioner says
The shooter has been “neutralized,” the police commissioner said.
“At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized,” Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said on X.
Workers at nearby building told to shelter, stay away from windows
Employees in a nearby building were told to shelter in place and to stay away from windows.
“An incident has occurred outside of the building,” said a warning broadcast on the fifth floor of 399 Park Ave., video from the scene shows.
“Please stay inside, shelter in place, stay away from the windows until further instructions from the NYPD,” the person issuing the alert says over the system.
Kathleen Benanti, who shared the video of the alert, told NBC News, “Some people came running back inside saying people were shouting on the street that there was an active shooter.”
Then the safety director issued the alert to shelter in place and stay away from windows, Benanti said, adding that everyone is safe.
“I had a bit of a ptsd response that came out of the blue,” she said in a message. “I lived through 9/11 and all the sights/sounds reminded me of that day. I’m ok now.”
Photo shows person NYC police are searching for in connection with shooting
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The above photo depicts a person New York police are looking for possibly in connection with the active shooter incident at 345 Park Ave., three senior law enforcement officials said.
The person in the picture is wearing a dark jacket and pants, a light-colored collared shirt and sunglasses and walking with what appears to be a long gun.
New York Gov. Hochul says she’s been briefed
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s been briefed about the situation in Midtown Manhattan, which she described as one involving an “active shooter.”
“I’ve been briefed on an active shooter situation in midtown Manhattan,” she said on X.
She asked New Yorkers and visitors to avoid the area near the building, including 52nd Street, Park Avenue and Third Avenue near the incident.
Mayor Eric Adams: ‘Active shooter investigation in Midtown Manhattan’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on X that there is an active shooter investigation in midtown Manhattan.
“New Yorkers: there is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now,” Adams wrote. “Please take proper safety precautions if you are in vicinity and do not go outside if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street.”
About 345 Park Ave.
Midtown Manhattan’s 345 Park Ave., the location of the reported shooting incident, is the headquarters of the investment firm Blackstone.
The building also hosts the headquarters of the NFL and a Bank of America branch, as well as offices belonging to KPMG.
Blackstone, KPMG, Bank of America and the building’s owner, Rudin Management, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Police seen stopping and looking inside cars near scene
Officers near the locked-down area of midtown Manhattan on a report of an active shooter have been stopping cars and looking inside, NBC New York reported and video from the station showed.
Video from Lexington Avenue showed a police officer stop a yellow taxi SUV, having the windows be lowered and looking in the driver’s front passenger seat and back seats with flashlight.
FBI responding to New York City shooting
FBI agents were responding to the midtown Manhattan skyscraper shooting, the bureau’s deputy director, Don Bongino, said on X.
“FBI New York Field Office management personnel and agents are responding to provide support at the active crime scene in Manhattan,” he said.
Police at scene keeping people back, tell NBC New York ‘active shooter scene’
An NBC New York reporter on the scene said on the air that police were keeping reporters and others back from the scene.
“We’re just one block shy of 52nd Street, and that’s because police are keeping people pretty far back, telling me that this is an active shooter scene,” reporter Ida Siegal said on air.
During the report, police yelled and warned the crew and others to move even farther back.
One police officer and one civilian shot, sources say
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At least one police officer and one civilian have been shot this evening inside 345 Park Ave., two senior New York City officials told NBC News.
Their conditions are unknown.
NYPD warns people to avoid area
The New York Police Department shortly before 7 p.m. warned people to avoid the area because of police activity.
“Due to police activity, please avoid the vicinity of East 52 Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Expect emergency vehicles & delays in the surrounding area,” the NYPD’s X account said.
The city’s official emergency notification system issued a similar advisory.
Active shooting incident reported on Park Avenue
Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst
An active shooting incident was reported in New York City tonight.
At least one person, possibly a police officer, was shot at 345 Park Ave., which is home to several multinational companies, two senior New York City law enforcement officials told NBC News.
