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NYC shooting: NYPD officer killed, 4 others dead in midtown building home to Blackstone, NFL
2025-07-29
[FoxNews] FAST FACTS
  • Five people were killed, including a police officer, when a gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire at a midtown Manhattan office building that is home to the Blackstone investment firm and the headquarters for the NFL.

  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams said the shooter was "neutralized" at the scene.

  • The NYPD was clearing each floor in the massive tower to endure everyone was safe and there were no other shooters.


NYC GUNMAN BEGAN FIRING IN BUILDING LOBBY, POLICE SAY
Security video shows the gunman who killed multiple people at an office building in midtown Manhattan entering the lobby and immediately opening fire and striking several people, including a police officer, authorities said Monday.

He then shot a security guard taking cover behind a desk with an M4 assault rifle, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

The gunman, identified as Shane Tamura, then waited for an elevator and allowed a woman to exit unharmed before going to the 33rd floor.

He then shot and killed another person before shooting himself, police said.

Tamura, who was licensed to carry a concealed weapon in the state of Nevada, killed four people and wounded another.

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A lone gunman walked into a midtown Manhattan office building Monday afternoon and opened fire, killing four people – including an NYPD officer – before turning the gun on himself.

Speaking at a press conference later Monday, NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the shooter as Shane Temura, a 27-year-old Las Vegas resident with a history of mental health issues.

Tisch said Tamura had driven across state lines, with his vehicle having been seen as recently as 4:24 p.m. Monday in Columbia, New Jersey, not long before he unleashed a barrage of gunfire.

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The slain New York City police officer was who killed by a gunman in a Manhattan office building immigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh and left behind a pregnant wife, authorities said.

Didarul Islam, 36, had been on the force for four years before he was gunned down Monday evening. He was a married father to two young boys and his wife is pregnant with their third child, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Islam, an immigrant from Bangladesh who was assigned to the NYPD's 47th Precinct in the Bronx, was one of two uniformed officers in the Park Avenue high-rise when the shooting occurred.

"He put himself in harms way," Tisch said. "He made the ultimate sacrifice."

"He died as he lived: a hero," she added.

Both of the officers were working there as part of the paid detail program, which allows companies to hire uniformed officers as extra security, Tisch said.

New York Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer, said he met with Islam's family.

"This was his dad's only son," he said. "It is unimaginable to experience a loss of this magnitude."

Posted by:Skidmark

#11  Junior Seau drove off a cliff too once. He said he nodded off but very few ever believed that. No one wants to admit to trying to commit suicide. Quick way to get yourself institutionalized and have others seize your messed up life. Amazingly the Escalade kept him safe. Our next family car was an Escalade.
Posted by: Caesar Uleth9395   2025-07-29 15:22  

#10  Maybe when he was playing football he took a few too many hits to the head. That's why Junior Seau shot himself in the chest. At least Seau didn't shoot anybody else.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2025-07-29 14:15  

#9  #6 Tamura sounds Japanese
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-07-29 13:44  

#8  Red State:

On Tuesday, the NYPD shared excerpts of what appears to be a suicide note from Tamura, who was a former football player but not with the NFL:

Investigators on Tuesday were focusing on whether a gunman had been targeting the headquarters of the National Football League when he burst into an office tower in Midtown Manhattan and killed four people, including a police officer, in a rare episode of deadly mass violence in the city.

Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday morning that the authorities “have reason to believe that he was focused on the N.F.L.,” which has offices at the tower, 345 Park Avenue. A three-page note found on the gunman mentioned the league, as well as claims that the man had suffered from the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., from playing football, the police said. It asks that his brain be examined for signs of C.T.E. and accuses the league of concealing the dangers of the game.

Here's more from the NYT:

Mr. Tamura shot himself in the chest, rather than the head.

“Study my brain please,” the note said. “I’m sorry.”

The second of the four murder victims has also been identified:

Blackstone said in a statement to USA TODAY that Wesley LePatner, a senior managing director, was killed in the shooting.

"We are heartbroken to share that our colleague, Wesley LePatner, was among those who lost their lives in the tragic incident at 345 Park Avenue," the statement said. "Words cannot express the devastation we feel. Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed."
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-07-29 13:36  

#7  Senator Kennedy: “If a cop has to shoot a criminal, it’s always the cop’s fault. But if a criminal shoots a cop, it’s the gun’s fault.”
Posted by: Matt   2025-07-29 13:04  

#6  From the face and the last name, I would guess South Pacific islands ancestry.
Posted by: SteveS   2025-07-29 12:57  

#5  It’s America. Mixed heritage is what we do, Grom. Think Tiger Woods.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-07-29 12:51  

#4  Interesting perp: looks like African-American except for eyes & surname. I'm sure there's a story there.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-07-29 12:47  

#3  I read he killed himself on the 33rd Floor.
Posted by: mossomo   2025-07-29 12:43  

#2  I would think that Blackstone and the NFL would have high level security.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-07-29 09:31  

#1  NYC shooting: What to know about Shane Tamura, gunman who killed 4 including NYPD cop in Midtown Manhattan
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-07-29 07:26  

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