NEW YORK. A mass shooting at a high-rise building on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan left five people dead, including the gunman, and one other critically wounded, New York City officials confirmed late Monday.
The attack occurred inside a skyscraper that houses the headquarters of the National Football League (NFL) and offices of major firms, including Blackstone and KPMG. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas, opened fire with an assault-style rifle in the building’s lobby before taking an elevator to the 33rd floor and continuing the rampage. He later fatally shot himself in the chest, according to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
Among the victims was 36-year-old NYPD officer Didarul Islam, an immigrant from Bangladesh and a father of two with a third child on the way. Islam, who had been on the force for over three years, was assigned to a commercial security detail when he was killed. Mayor Eric Adams called him a “true blue” hero.
The identities of the three other victims, two men and one woman, have not been released. Another man remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Police said Tamura had a history of mental illness and drove cross-country to New York in recent days. Officials believe he acted alone. No clear motive has been identified.
“Pure evil came to the heart of our city and struck innocent people and one of our police officers who were protecting those people,” said Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Hendry.
Photos shared by police and published by several media outlets showed the suspect entering the building armed with a rifle. Preliminary background checks revealed no significant criminal history, authorities said.
The incident sparked panic in the area. “I just saw a lot of commotion and cops and people screaming,” said Russ McGee, 31, a gymgoer in a building adjacent to the skyscraper.
Kyle Marshall, 38, an employee of Morgan Stanley who was in a nearby building, said he was alerted by his mother via text about the shooting. “Then she texted me the address, and I was, like, ‘Oh my God. That’s right next door to my building,’” he told Reuters. He and others were locked down until after 8 p.m.
The FBI’s New York field office also responded to assist local authorities in the investigation.
With reports from Reuters
Edgardo Hernal started college at UP Diliman and received his BA in Economics from San Sebastian College, Manila, and Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Oak Brook, IL. He has 25 years of copy editing and management experience at Thomson West, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters.
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