New York Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday the city is sending two teams to Las Vegas as part of the investigation into the mass shooting at a Manhattan skyscraper on Monday evening.
They will be executing a search warrant and tracing two firearms recovered at the scene after Vegas resident and casino employee Shane Tamura, 27, stormed the office building at 345 Park Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday, “spraying” the lobby with bullets from an AR-15-style rifle.
Tamura took an elevator up to Rudin Management’s 33rd-floor office, where he continued firing rounds, before turning the gun on himself, according to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
An NYPD officer, a security guard, a Blackstone executive, and an associate at Rudin have been named as the victims. The NFL said one of its employees was seriously injured.
Mayor Adams said Tuesday that Tamura “appeared to have gone to the wrong floor” and had intended to reach the NFL offices located on the lower levels.
A note left by Tamura blamed playing football for his alleged chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), with a former teammate telling The Independent that he took “some big hits” on the field.
Key points
- Shane Tamura: Who is the New York shooting suspect?
- Tamura left cryptic note blasting NFL and claimed ‘football gave me CTE’: report
- EXCLUSIVE: NFL-targeting killer Shane Tamura took ‘big hits’ to head on football field, former teammate says
- New York sending two teams to Las Vegas as part of investigation
- Shooting was New York's deadliest in 25 years
- Timeline of terror: How the NYC mass shooting unfolded
Here's what to know about the shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 08:44 , James LiddellA 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.
Rachel Dobkin and Josh Marcus have more:
NYPD officer killed and gunman dead after opening fire inside Midtown office building
Watch: Police descend on Midtown Manhattan skyscraper after gunshots ring out
Tuesday 29 July 2025 08:45 , James LiddellShane Tamura: Who is the New York shooting suspect?
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:06 , James LiddellSuspected gunman Shane Tamura is accused of opening fire in a Midtown Manhattan office building in New York City on Monday evening and killing four people, including a New York police officer, before turning the gun on himself.
“I want to extend my profound sympathies to all of the victims and their families, and to the brave NYPD cops who today lost a brother,” NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said a press conference on Monday evening.
“There are still many questions that we have to answer and we will answer them. For now, our city is in mourning of the innocent lives lost. May their memories be a blessing.”
Here’s what we know about the shooting and the suspect:
Who is Shane Tamura and what we know about deadly Manhattan shooting
Who is Didarul Islam? The NYPD officer killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:14 , James LiddellNew York City Police Department officer Didarul Islam was among four people gunned down in Monday evening’s shooting at the 345 Park Avenue office tower, officials say.
The 36-year-old Bangladeshi national had been off-duty, but working a private security job in the building when he was shot dead by suspect Shane Tamura, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Monday press conference.
“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,” she said.
“He died as he lived, a hero.”
Didarul had served in the NYPD’s 47th precinct in the Bronx for three and a half years, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters.
Adams met with Islam’s family earlier Monday night and told them that “he was a hero and we admire him for putting his life on the line.”
Islam leaves behind his pregnant wife and two young sons.
Blackstone executive among four dead: report
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:22 , James LiddellAfter storming the Park Avenue skyscraper on Monday, suspect Shane Tamura immediately opened fire on NYPD officer Didarul Islam, before a volley of gunfire struck others, police said.
Among those killed was an executive at investment giant Blackstone who was shot in the lobby, sources told the Wall Street Journal.
Other Blackstone employees are in the hospital receiving treatment, one source said.
Blackstone employees shared messages over email that there was a shooter in the lobby, an employee told the Journal, warning each other not to go downstairs. Others barricaded themselves in offices and bathrooms, they added.
Note reportedly found on gunman details anger at NFL and claims of CTE
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:35 , James LiddellIn Shane Tamura’s pocket, investigators say they allegedly found a note 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.
In the note, he allegedly expressed grievances against the NFL – which has its headquarters in the building he attacked – and requested that his brain be studied.
“Terry Long football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze,” it read, according to CNN. “You can’t go against the NFL, they’ll squash you.”
Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Terry Long was diagnosed with CTE. The former football player died by suicide after drinking antifreeze in 2005.
“Study my brain please I’m sorry Tell Rick I’m sorry for everything,” the note reportedly said.
Shane Tamura was 'elusive' on high school football field
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:56 , James LiddellThe gunman accused of killing at least four people inside a sprawling Park Avenue office block, home to offices for the NFL, was a talented high school football player, according to his former coach.
Tamura, 27, transferred to Granada Hills Charter School in Granada Hills, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles, in 2015 when he was a senior, a former classmate told NBC News.
Former coach Walter Roby told the news station that Tamura was “a great” running back who was “real elusive, real agile.”
“He came in, worked hard, kept his nose down,” Roby said.
Anthony Michael Leon, Tamura’s former teammate at Granada Hills, said that he was shocked to learn of Monday evening’s mass shooting.
“I’m telling you, this was one of those kids who never exerted bad energy or a negative attitude,” Leon said.
Police said the motivations behind the attack are not immediately clear.
Tamura had 'documented mental health history'
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:20 , James LiddellShane Tamura, who police identified as the Park Avenue mass shooter, had a “documented mental health history,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters on Monday evening.
It was not immediately clear whether that played a role in the incident and police are working to understand why he targeted the office block.
Hochul and Adams among New York officials remembering slain NYPD officer
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:30 , James LiddellTop New York officials have paid tribute to NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was shot dead during Monday’s mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan.
“Officer Didarul Islam represented the very best of New York,” Governor Kathy Hochul wrote on X late on Monday. “An immigrant from Bangladesh, he joined the NYPD to protect his city — and gave his life doing so.”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams tweeted that Didarul “represented the best of New York City, an immigrant from Bangladesh who put on a uniform to protect and serve us all.”
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch wrote: “May Police Officer Didarul Islam’s memory be a blessing.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he is “praying hard for the brave NYPD officer impacted and all other victims of this tragedy.”
GOP congressman Mike Lawler tweeted: “I’m devastated by the senseless killing of an NYPD officer and innocent civilians in Midtown.”
NFL says employee injured in attack
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:36 , James LiddellNFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said an NFL employee was seriously injured in the Park Avenue mass shooting.
“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,” he wrote in a message to employees.
NFL staff were at the hospital supporting the worker’s family, he said.
Goodell added he believes that all other employees “are otherwise safe and accounted for.”
FBI pledges ‘full force’ response in Manhattan shooting investigation
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:45 , James LiddellChris Raia, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office, vowed to bring the “full force” of the agency in the probe into Monday’s shooting in Midtown Manhattan.
“You have the full force of FBI New York and full force of FBI to get to the bottom of the answers,” he told reporters on Monday.
Raia said the investigation into suspect Shane Tamura’s motives is underway, but “initial checks of our internal systems have not revealed any information about the subject.”
In pictures: Police identify Shane Tamura as Manhattan mass shooter
Tuesday 29 July 2025 10:52 , James Liddell
Shane Tamura drove 2,500 miles across country before the attack, police say
Tuesday 29 July 2025 11:08 , James LiddellJust hours before four people were shot dead inside 345 Park Avenue on Monday evening, police said that Shane Tamura arrived in Manhattan.
The 27-year-old shooting suspect drove his BMW an estimated 2,500 miles across the country over several days after leaving his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters Monday that Tamura’s car passed through Colorado on Saturday, then Nebraska and Iowa on Sunday before arriving in New York City on Monday.
It was not clear why Tamura was in New York City or what had motivated him to open fire inside the building, home to the offices of several high-powered companies, including the investment giant Blackstone, the NFL and accounting firm KPMG.
In pictures: NYPD officers pay respects during ambulance transfer for slain cop Didarul Islam
Tuesday 29 July 2025 11:24 , James Liddell
Eric Adams orders flags on city buildings to be lowered to half-staff
Tuesday 29 July 2025 12:02 , James LiddellIn respect of the Didarul Islam, the NYPD officer who was killed in yesterday’s mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan, Eric Adams has ordered all flags on New York City government buildings be lowered to half-staff, effective immediately, as a gesture of mourning and respect.
As a mark of respect for the memory of NYPD Officer Didarul Islam who died in the line of duty and the multiple victims of the mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan at 345 Park Avenue yesterday, I’ve ordered all flags on all city buildings and stationary flagstaffs throughout the… pic.twitter.com/EGHtafcrxt
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 29, 2025
Gunman’s high school football teammate says he was the ‘biggest goofball’
Tuesday 29 July 2025 12:23 , James LiddellThe suspected shooter Shane Tamura was a talented football player during his high school days, former teammates have said.
On the field, the Tamura was considered an “elusive” running back, former Granada Hills Charter School coach Walter Roby told NBC News.
Off the field, a teenage Tamura was considered the “class clown.”
Caleb Clarke, a former classmate and high school football teammate, played with Tamura at a Santa Clarita high school before he transferred to Grenada Hills.
He told NBC News that Tamura “was the biggest goofball in the world, just a ton of energy, class clown.”
Clarke said he didn’t recall Tamura being a troublemaker in school.
“You never would have thought violence was something you’d associate with him,” he said.
Mamdani en route to Manhattan from Uganda: report
Tuesday 29 July 2025 12:33 , James LiddellDemocratic nominee for mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, is reportedly heading for Manhattan this morning from Uganda, a source told The New York Times.
Mamdani was celebrating his recent wedding and visiting family in the East African nation.
Gunman intended to go to NFL offices but went to wrong floor, mayor says
Tuesday 29 July 2025 12:48 , James LiddellNew York Mayor Eric Adams said that mass shooting suspect Shane Tamura intended to go to the NFL offices on the lower floors of the Park Avenue office building.
Speaking on Fox 5’s Good Day New York this morning, Adams said that he “appeared to have gone to the wrong floor.”
After opening fire in the building’s lobby, Tamura allegedly took an elevator up to the 33rd floor, where he continued firing rounds.
“There are two different elevator banks,” he continued. “Some banks don’t go to every floor. He appeared to have gone to the wrong bank, and he ended up on the floor of Rudin Management.”
It comes after reports that investigators found a note in Tamura’s pocket sharing grievances with the NFL and claiming that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
“Terry Long football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze,” the piece of paper read, according to CNN. “You can’t go against the NFL, they’ll squash you.”
The motivations behind the attack were not immediately clear.
Blackstone identifies employee killed in Monday's massacre
Tuesday 29 July 2025 13:17 , James LiddellThe investment giant Blackstone revealed in a statement to The New York Times that employee Wesley LePatner was killed 345 Park Avenue on Monday evening.
“Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed,” the company said in the statement. “She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone.”
LePatner joined Blackstone in 2014 after spending over a decade at Goldman Sachs, according to her profile on the company’s website.
The Yale alum, who according to her LinkedIn profile has a bachelor's degree in history, was the CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and global head of Core+ Real Estate, according to her profile.
LePatner also served on the boards of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Abraham Joshua Heschel School.
Adams confirms six people shot, including gunman
Tuesday 29 July 2025 13:37 , James LiddellNew York Mayor Eric Adams said to MSNBC’s Morning Joe that a total of six people have been shot, confirming earlier reports of five deaths, including the gunman, and one person in serious condition.
“We have a total of six people who were shot,” Admas told host Willie Geist on Tuesday morning. “One being the suspect who shot himself.”
“And we know that we have one individual who was injured, and they were seriously injured,” he continued. “They seemed to be in serious condition at this time.”
Mayor offers tribute to New York's 'first Bangladeshi officer' killed in line of duty
Tuesday 29 July 2025 13:44 , James LiddellMayor Eric Adams said that New York’s Bangladeshi community is reeling after NYPD officer Didarul Islam lost his life in the Midtown Manhattan attack on Monday.
The 36-year-old U.S. citizen, born in Bangladesh, had been off-duty but was working a private security job in the building when he was shot dead by suspect Shane Tamura, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Monday press conference.
On Tuesday morning, Adams told MSNBC’s Meet the Press that Islam was the “first Bangladeshi officer that we lost in the line of duty.”
“Just seeing the families and friends who were there had a devastating impact for the entire NYPD family,” he continued. “But the Bangladeshi community really felt this loss and pain.”
President Trump says he briefed on shooting and slams 'crazed lunatic' for 'sensless act of violence'
Tuesday 29 July 2025 13:53 , James LiddellPresident Donald Trump said he has been briefed about Monday’s attack in Manhattan, and slammed the suspect for the “senseless act of violence.”
More than 3,000 miles away in Aberdeen, Scotland, Trump took to Truth Social and said: “I have been briefed on the tragic shooting that took place in Manhattan, a place that I know and love. I trust our Law Enforcement Agencies to get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence.
“My heart is with the families of the four people who were killed, including the NYPD Officer, who made the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless the New York Police Department, and God Bless New York!”
Accounting firm KPMG tells staff to work from home following shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 14:30 , Isabel KeaneThe accounting firm KPMG told its staff at 345 Park Avenue to work from home on Tuesday following the deadly shooting at their office.
The Big Four consulting firm told staff to work from home or out of another KPMG office on Tuesday, according to a memo sent late Monday night that was obtained by Business Insider.
No KPMG staff were seriously injured in the shooting, the firm noted in the memo.
KPMG has offices on several floors of 345 Park Avenue, where the shooting unfolded Monday evening.
Blackstone shutters Manhattan offices
Tuesday 29 July 2025 14:36 , Isabel KeaneBlackstone’s Manhattan offices will be closed Tuesday in light of the shooting, a person with knowledge of the matter told The New York Times.
In addition to having offices at 345 Park Avenue, which is where the shooting took place, the firm also has offices at 601 Lexington Avenue.
Married mom who worked at Blackstone confirmed as victim
Tuesday 29 July 2025 14:53 , Isabel KeaneA married mom of two who worked as a Blackstone executive has been confirmed as one of the victims in Monday’s shooting, the company said.
Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner was one of four people shot and killed by gunman Shane Tamura inside a Midtown Manhattan office building Monday evening.
LePatner was a Yale graduate and a married mom who also served on several New York City boards, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
She joined Blackstone in 2014 and served as the global head of Core + Real Estate and chief executive officer for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust.
“Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed,” the company said in the statement.
“She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone.”
JD Vance shares President Trump's post about shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 14:58 , Isabel KeaneVice President JD Vance shared President Donald Trump’s message slamming the “senseless act of violence” following Monday’s attack in Manhattan.
“Amen,” Vance simply wrote alongside a screenshot of Trump’s message.
Trump, who is over 3,000 miles away in Scotland, took to his Truth Social platform to say he had been briefed on the shooting.
“I trust our Law Enforcement Agencies to get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence,” Trump wrote.
He continued: “My heart is with the families of the four people who were killed, including the NYPD Officer, who made the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless the New York Police Department, and God Bless New York!”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul orders flags be lowered to half-staff
Tuesday 29 July 2025 15:06 , Isabel KeaneNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags on state buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam and the other victims in Monday’s deadly attack.
Hochul stated that the flags will remain at half-staff until further notice.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday also ordered all flags on city buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims.
New York governor calls for national assault weapon ban
Tuesday 29 July 2025 15:20 , Isabel KeaneNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul called on Congress to pass a nationwide assault weapons ban after a gunman opened fire in a Manhattan office, killing four people.
Hochul noted that while New York has some of the strongest gun laws in the country, the gunman was still able to bring the weapon across state lines and kill innocent people.
“Our laws only go so far when an AR-15 can be obtained in a state with weak gun laws and brought into New York to commit mass murder,” Hochul said in a statement.
“The time to act is now. The American people are tired of thoughts and prayers. They deserve action. Congress must summon the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and finally pass a national assault weapons ban before more innocent lives are stolen,” she said.
Democrat calls for 'end to the easy access to weapons of war'
Tuesday 29 July 2025 15:42 , Oliver O'ConnellRep. Jerry Nadler, who represents Midtown Manhattan in Congress, tweeted: “Gun violence in this country is an epidemic. The tragic loss of a brave police officer and innocent civilians is far too common.”
The Democrat lawmaker continued: “From Columbine to Sandy Hook, from the Tree of Life synagogue to the Pulse nightclub, from Charleston to today’s shooting in Midtown Manhattan, we must put an end to the easy access to weapons of war that continue to take innocent lives.”
Gun violence in this country is an epidemic. The tragic loss of a brave police officer and innocent civilians is far too common. From Columbine to Sandy Hook, from the Tree of Life synagogue to the Pulse nightclub, from Charleston to today’s shooting in Midtown Manhattan, we must…
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) July 29, 2025
Photos show desperate attempt to barricade offices in midst of shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 15:54 , Oliver O'ConnellPhotos obtained by New York’s ABC7 show the moment Blackstone employees barricaded the door to their office with couches and other furniture as gunman Shane Tamura stalked their building.
BREAKING: Photo from inside the Blackstone office pic.twitter.com/8DeVVbX5CD
— Exec Sum (@exec_sum) July 29, 2025
The barricade reaches the ceiling in an effort to stop any access to that floor of the building.
This is how the employees in the Blackstone building barricaded themselves inside their offices while the shooter was active. pic.twitter.com/M7pMyWP9zJ
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 29, 2025
After opening fire in the lobby of the skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue, Tamura, whose intended target was believed to have been the NFL offices, took an elevator to the 33rd floor, where he turned the gun on himself.
Security arrangements under scrutiny following shooting at high-rise office tower
Tuesday 29 July 2025 15:56 , Oliver O'ConnellThe offices of investment firm Blackstone and KPMG at 345 Park Avenue are closed following last night’s tragedy.
The shooting, which claimed the lives of four victims in addition to the gunman, has raised questions about security protocols in similar high-rise office buildings.
Most financial firms' offices throughout New York have security desks, with many restricting elevator usage to those with security passes; however, lobby access is less restricted. That may change in the aftermath of this incident. Rudin Management, which owns the building, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on possible changes when asked by Reuters.
After opening fire in the lobby, the shooter, Shane Tamura, accessed an elevator that took him to the 33rd floor of the building, where Rudin’s offices are located. He shot another person there before turning the gun on himself.
A Goldman Sachs spokesperson told Reuters that the company has “robust security protocols” throughout its buildings and is “constantly assessing their effectiveness to ensure they reflect best practices, especially based on recent events.”
Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and President Jon Gray wrote a note to staff on Monday calling the day the “worst day in the firm's 40-year history,” according to sources who saw the memo.
Wesley LePatner, the firm’s global head of Core+ Real Estate and chief executive officer for Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, was one of the four victims of the gunman.
Later on Tuesday morning, Blackstone will hold a Zoom call, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Shooting occurred in heart of Manhattan's financial sector
Tuesday 29 July 2025 16:25 , Oliver O'ConnellMonday's shooting caused a significant shutdown across Midtown Manhattan, forcing employees at major financial firms, including hedge fund Citadel and investment bank Jefferies Financial Group Inc., into lockdown.
The disruption highlighted Park Avenue's growing prominence as the city’s financial centre, now housing more leading institutions than Wall Street itself.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s massive new headquarters at 270 Park Avenue is situated just blocks from 345 Park Avenue, where Blackstone is based.
Third victim identified, report says
Tuesday 29 July 2025 16:35 , Oliver O'ConnellThe third of the gunman’s four victims has been identified, according to The New York Post.
Julie Hyman was killed on the 33rd floor of the office tower, where she worked for Rudin Management as an associate.
She graduated from Cornell in 2020.
The three other victims were all shot in the lobby of the building. They have been identified as NYPD officer Didarul Islam, Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, and the third is believed to be a security guard who has not yet been named.
Gunman Shane Tamura’s intended target was the NFL offices in the building, according to Mayor Eric Adams. He took the wrong elevator and ended up in the Rudin offices instead, where he opened fire again before turning the gun on himself.
A statement from the Rudin family, which owns 345 Park Avenue, said that a “cherished Rudin colleague” was among those killed in the shooting on Monday. It did not name the victim.
“The Rudin family and everyone at our company are devastated by yesterday’s senseless tragedy,” the statement said, thanking the police and other emergency responders as well as the mayor.
“The building will remain closed today as the authorities continue their investigations. As New Yorkers, we stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of this hatred, we grieve with the families and loved ones of those lost, and we pray for the full recovery of those injured.”
Report: Father of cop slain in NYC shooting had stroke when he was told
Tuesday 29 July 2025 16:40 , Oliver O'ConnellThe father of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in Monday’s horrifying shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office building, suffered from a stroke after learning the news of his son’s death, according to a report.
Isabel Keane reports.
Father of cop slain in NYC shooting had stroke when he was told, according to report
Law firm confirms all employees safe
Tuesday 29 July 2025 16:55 , Oliver O'Connell“We are very saddened about the tragic loss of life … thankfully, everyone at (our) firm is safe," said Mitchell S. Nussbaum, co-chair of law firm Loeb & Loeb, which has offices on the 18th to 22nd floors of the building.
Nussbaum, who was not present during the incident, stated that staff are working from home and will continue to do so for the rest of the week.
He said employees sheltered in place until police escorted them out last night. The final group of staff was escorted from the building sometime after 10 p.m. ET.
Fourth victim named
Tuesday 29 July 2025 17:02 , Oliver O'ConnellSecurity Guard Aland Etienne was also killed in the lobby of the building. His identity was confirmed by Manny Pastreich, the president of the union 32BJ that represents security and janitorial personnel in the city, The New York Times reports.
Police said he was shot while staffing the security desk.
Pastreich said Etienne “took his job duties extremely seriously,” and called him “a New York hero,” adding, “We will remember him as such.”
NYPD’s Didarul Islam lauded as hero who tried to stop NFL shooter Shane Tamura. Here’s what we know
Tuesday 29 July 2025 17:10 , Oliver O'ConnellThe “hero” New York Police Department officer killed by a lone gunman in the lobby of a Midtown Manhattan office tower was a married father of two whose wife is reportedly pregnant with their third child.
Didarul Islam, 36, died making “the ultimate sacrifice” after gunman Shane Tamura stormed into 345 Park Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday with an M4 rifle, police said.
“He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers,” Mayor Eric Adams said in tribute to Islam.
Rhian Lubin reports.
What we know about hero NYPD officer slain in Manhattan office shooting
New York sending two teams to Las Vegas as part of investigation
Tuesday 29 July 2025 17:22 , Oliver O'ConnellNew York Mayor Eric Adams told CNN that the city was sending two teams to Las Vegas as part of the investigation.
They will execute a search warrant and trace the two firearms that were recovered.
He told Wolf Blitzer the city’s medical examiner would decide whether to test the gunman for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative disease that can definitively be diagnosed only after an autopsy.
“The motive appeared to be connected to the shooter’s belief that he was suffering from CTE and [the claim that] he was an ex-NFL player,” Adams said. “Those items just don’t pan out. He never played for the NFL.”
Asked if the gunman had been on the radar of law enforcement, Adams said: “He was not on our radar at all.”
In remarks on shooting, Schumer reveals he once worked in building where it occurred
Tuesday 29 July 2025 17:25 , Oliver O'ConnellSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer opened his remarks in Congress this morning on yesterday's midtown Manhattan mass shooting: “I come to the floor this morning not as Democratic leader, not even as the senior Senator from New York, but simply as a New Yorker. As a kid from Brooklyn, as someone who's walked that stretch of Park Avenue a thousand times. Yesterday, my city, the greatest city on Earth, was shattered when a gunman took the lives of four innocent New Yorkers in cold blood, just four blocks from my office in midtown Manhattan. I actually worked in the building where the shooting took place for one summer as a summer associate at a law firm.”
Schumer opened his Senate leader remarks on yesterday's midtown Manhattan mass shooting: "I come to floor this morning not as Democratic leader, not even as the senior Senator from New York, but simply as a New Yorker. As a kid from Brooklyn, as someone who's walked that stretch… https://t.co/qcFYiJc7XB pic.twitter.com/AmREslUURo
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) July 29, 2025
Gunman worked at Las Vegas casino
Tuesday 29 July 2025 17:33 , Oliver O'ConnellThe gunman, Shane Tamura, was employed by the Horseshoe Las Vegas hotel and casino, a spokesperson confirmed in a statement to CNN.
“We can confirm that Shane Devon Tamura was a surveillance department employee at Horseshoe Las Vegas. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all those affected by this tragic event. We are cooperating with law enforcement and will not be commenting further,” the statement read.
Trump cuts more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention
Tuesday 29 July 2025 17:52 , Oliver O'ConnellPresident Donald Trump’s administration has cut more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention programs, according to a new report.
The Justice Department slashed 69 community violence intervention grants in April, ending more than $158 million in funding, Reuters reports. These grants were directed to several cities throughout the U.S., including Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C.
The grants helped fund several programs that work to prevent gun violence. These included training outreach teams to de-escalate conflict, social workers to connect people with key services, and programs for hospitalized gun violence victims, Reuters reports.
Katie Hawkinson has the details.
Trump cuts more than half of all federal funding for gun violence prevention
Manhattan DA pays tribute to slain officer
Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:11 , Oliver O'ConnellIn a statement, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg called the shooting “horrific and senseless.”
He said Didarul Islam, the off-duty police officer who was killed, was a “beloved family man and brave public servant.”
Statement from D.A. Bragg on the shooting yesterday in Midtown Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/IN4IJNM8Jp
— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) July 29, 2025
Security guard 'assassinated' before he could disable elevators
Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:12 , Oliver O'ConnellNew York Mayor Eric Adams told CBS Mornings that the security station in the lobby of 345 Park Avenue includes an alarm button that disables the elevators in an emergency.
A security guard was attempting to activate the alarm, “but he was assassinated behind the counter as he attempted to hide himself behind the counter,” Adams said.
The security guard has since been named as Aland Etienne by the 32BJ union, which represents security and janitorial staff in the city.
What weapon did the shooter use?
Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:19 , Oliver O'ConnellThe New York Post obtained photos of the blood-smeared gun used by Shane Tamura in his attack on 345 Park Avenue.
The outlet identifies it as a .223-caliber Palmetto State Armory M4 assault rifle, equipped with a black scope, a handguard, and a shoulder sling.
The AR-15 style gun retails for approximately $500 and was equipped with a high-capacity magazine.
NFL community begins reacting to shooting at the league’s office
Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:30 , APA couple of NFL coaches opened their news conferences Tuesday by talking about the shooting at the league’s New York City office.
Brian Daboll of the New York Giants and Raheem Morris of the Atlanta Falcons offered their thoughts and prayers to the victims of the shooting. When asked if he had talked to players or staff about the shooting or if they feared for their safety, Daboll said he had not yet had any conversations in that regard.
In a memo to staff, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised the swift law enforcement response and honored the off-duty police officer who was killed in the attack.
Shooting was New York's deadliest in 25 years
Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:31 , Oliver O'ConnellMonday’s shooting that left four people dead, in addition to the gunman, in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper was New York City’s deadliest single shooting in 25 years.
The New York Times reports that the last time a shooting in the five boroughs recorded a higher toll was in 2000.
In that incident, five people were fatally shot and two were injured at a branch of the fast food chain Wendy’s in Flushing, Queens, during a robbery, according to former police officials and published reports.
Tight security and strict gun laws make incidents such as that on Monday evening rare in the city. Mass shootings, particularly those involving a rifle, and not connected to another crime, such as a robbery or drug deal, do not tend to happen.
“I don’t recall a time in the last two decades that we’ve had a stranger mass shooting like this,” James Essig, the former chief of detectives at the New York Police Department, told the Times. “Just doesn’t happen here.”
Fox News expert suggests that ‘bystander apathy’ is to blame for Manhattan shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 18:49 , Oliver O'ConnellA frequent Fox News guest, who touts himself as a law enforcement expert due to his brief tenure with the New York Police Department, groused that “bystander apathy” led to the deaths of four people in a deadly Manhattan shooting Monday, urging citizens to “deputize” themselves and confront gun-wielding suspects.
Justin Baragona reports.
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Fox News expert suggests that ‘bystander apathy’ is to blame for Manhattan shooting
Who is Shane Tamura? NYC shooting suspect, 27, who got an assault rifle despite ‘documented mental health history’
Tuesday 29 July 2025 19:08 , Oliver O'ConnellSuspected gunman Shane Tamura is accused of opening fire in a Midtown Manhattan office building in New York City on Monday evening, killing four people, before turning the gun on himself.
Among the victims are a New York Police Department officer, a real estate executive and mother, and an employee of the building management firm. Three of the victims were shot in the lobby, the fourth on the 33rd floor.
“I want to extend my profound sympathies to all of the victims and their families, and to the brave NYPD cops who today lost a brother,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference on Monday evening.
“There are still many questions that we have to answer, and we will answer them. For now, our city is in mourning for the innocent lives lost. May their memories be a blessing.”
Here are the key details we know so far about the mass shooting.
Who is Shane Tamura and what we know about deadly Manhattan shooting
Trump briefed on NYC shooting and lauds NYPD officer
Tuesday 29 July 2025 19:28 , Oliver O'ConnellPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a statement on the mass shooting at a New York City skyscraper that left a police officer and three other victims dead before the gunman turned his weapon on himself and took his own life.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he’d been briefed on the shooting at an officer tower that houses the NFL headquarters and expressed trust in law enforcement’s ability to “get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence.”
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Trump briefed on NYC shooting and lauds NYPD officer’s ‘ultimate sacrifice’
NYC shooter was ‘focused on the NFL’ during Midtown attack
Tuesday 29 July 2025 19:47 , Oliver O'ConnellSuspected New York City gunman Shane Tamura was “focused on the NFL” during Monday’s deadly shooting that killed four people and left one of the football league’s employees seriously injured, according to reports.
“We have reason to believe that he was focused on the NFL agency that was located in the building,” Mayor Eric Adams said on MSNBC Tuesday morning.
Isabel Keane reports.
NYC shooter ‘focused on the NFL’ during attack that left employee seriously wounded
Gunman's car contained ammo, second weapon, cannabis and antidepressants
Tuesday 29 July 2025 19:57 , Oliver O'ConnellA law enforcement source has revealed to CNN what the authorities found in gunman Shane Tamura’s car.
The vehicle, a Nevada-registered BMW, was left double-parked on Park Avenue between East 51st and East 52nd streets.
Police found a host of items in the car, including ammunition and another loaded weapon.
The items included a box containing plastic bags of ammunition and an additional loaded magazine for the rifle investigators say the shooter used in the attack.
Police also found a loaded revolver and rifle case in the vehicle, as well as headphones, likely used for ear protection or target practice, the source told the network.
In addition, two cell phones, Zoloft antidepressants, and cannabis were found in the car.
Gunman suicide note shows admiration for CTE documentary and list of neuroscientists
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:06 , Oliver O'ConnellThe suicide note that gunman Shane Tamura left behind included a list of prominent neuroscientists and revealed an admiration for a documentary on CTE.
The New York Post reports that Tamura had scrawled “frontline documentary” on one of the pages — an apparent reference to the League of Denial documentary that examined the links between the NFL and possible brain injuries from head trauma.
The note also made mention of the “Fainaru brothers” — the two ESPN reporters who co-wrote the book on which the documentary is based.
There was also a list of doctors, including Dr. Ann McKee, chief of neuropathology at Boston University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Dr. Christopher Nowinski, the co-founder of Boston University’s CTE Center.
Tamura’s note included a plea to study his brain for signs of CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to concussions and head traumas associated with contact sports.
Speaking in interviews earlier today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said of Tamura’s motive: “We’re still going through the suicide note to zero in on the exact reason, but at this time it appears as if it’s something attached to his belief he experienced CTE from the NFL.”
Despite Tamura’s suggestion that he suffered from CTE from playing in the NFL, he only played high school football in California.
Las Vegas police send condolence and support after New York shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:11 , Oliver O'ConnellThe Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has issued a statement of support following last night’s mass shooting in New York.
Gunman Shane Tamura lived in Las Vegas and worked at a casino.
The statement reads: “Our condolences go out to the New York Police Department, who lost an officer, and the families of the other victims. We are supporting the NYPD with their investigation.”
Two teams have been dispatched to Nevada as part of the investigation into the incident, which left five people dead, including the shooter, in New York’s worst mass shooting in 25 years.
NY mayor announced prayer vigil for victims
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:18 , Oliver O'ConnellIn a statement on X, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a prayer vigil would be held on Tuesday at Bryant Park at 8 p.m. “to honor the four innocent lives lost in yesterday’s attack.”
“We will get through this together as a city,” he said.
Tonight, we are holding a multi-faith prayer vigil to honor the four innocent lives lost in yesterday’s attack.
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 29, 2025
Please join us at the Bryant Park Fountain Terrace off 6th Avenue at 8 PM.
We will get through this together as a city.
What is CTE?
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:25 , Oliver O'ConnellJulia Musto writes:
Shane Tamura, the 27-year-old gunman who fatally shot 36-year-old New York City police officer Didarul Islam and several others in a New York City skyscraper on Monday, was reportedly found dead with a note claiming that football had given him chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
In it, he addressed former Pittsburgh Steelers player Terry Long, who was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease. Long drank a bottle of antifreeze to commit suicide in 2005, with doctors at the time attributing depression associated with the condition as a factor in his death.
“Terry Long, football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze,” the note said, according to reports from The New York Post.
“Please study brain for CTE. I’m sorry. The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits,” he wrote. “They failed us.”
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What is CTE? Condition claimed by Manhattan NFL skyscraper shooter
Dignified transfer of slain officer's body to take place at 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:35 , Oliver O'ConnellThe police will bring the body of Officer Didarul Islam out of the medical examiner’s office at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, in what is known as a dignified transfer, officials said.
His body will be taken to the Parkchester Jame Masjid mosque in the Bronx.
Report: Father of cop slain in NYC shooting had stroke when he was told
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:44 , Oliver O'ConnellThe father of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in Monday’s shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office building, suffered a stroke after learning the news of his son’s death, according to a report.
Muhammad Mainul Islam, the police officer’s cousin, told The New York Post that the bereaved father had the stroke after seeing his son’s body.
Isabel Keane reports.
Father of cop slain in NYC shooting had stroke when he was told, according to report
Mamdani to hold event Wednesday
Tuesday 29 July 2025 20:53 , Oliver O'ConnellZohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is returning from celebrating his wedding with family in Uganda.
He is expected to hold an event Wednesday in response to Monday’s fatal shooting.
Mamdani released a statement offering condolences to the family of slain New York Police Department officer Didarul Islam.
“A Bangladeshi immigrant who joined the NYPD four years ago, he lived in Parkchester with his pregnant wife, their two young children, and his elderly parents,” Mamdani said in the statement.
“When he joined the police department, his mother asked him why he would pursue such a dangerous job. He told her it was to leave behind a legacy that his family could be proud of. He has done that, and more. I pray for him, his family, and honor the legacy of service and sacrifice he leaves behind.”
NFL-targeting gunman let woman exit elevator before heading to wrong floor
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:03 , Oliver O'ConnellThe gunman who killed four people in a shooting spree in Midtown Manhattan Monday had come to the Park Avenue office building to target the NFL, which is headquartered inside.
But Shane Tamura, 27, took an elevator to the “wrong floor,” Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday, revealing the role that chance played in New York City’s deadliest shooting in 25 years.
When the elevator arrived at the ground level, one woman came face-to-face with the gunman but escaped unscathed.
Kelly Rissman reports.
NYC shooting twist of fate as gunman let woman exit elevator then went to wrong floor
Gunman was put on psychiatric hold in 2022 and 2024, CNN reports
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:08 , Oliver O'ConnellCNN reports that Shane Tamura, the gunman in Monday’s mass shooting, was put on a psychiatric hold in 2022 and 2024, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the situation.
In 2022, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police encountered Tamura on the street, where they observed behavior that led them to believe he might be a threat to himself, the official told the network.
Police took him to a hospital where he was put on a psychiatric hold for an unknown period of time, the official added.
EXCLUSIVE: NFL-targeting killer Shane Tamura took ‘big hits’ to the head on high school football field, former teammate says
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:10 , Oliver O'ConnellJustin Rohrlich writes:
The NYC mass shooter who blamed the NFL for his apparent CTE brain injury did regularly take “some big hits’ on the field that left him “looking empty,” a former high school teammate told The Independent.
Shane Devon Tamura, 27, sprayed bullets from a M4 assault weapon at a Park Avenue office building Monday evening, killing four people including a cop before turning the gun on himself.
Police found Tamura’s body with a suicide note in his pocket that claimed he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain condition that has been linked to the head trauma regularly endured by those who participate in contact sports, such as football players.
Tobenna Okunna, 28, a onetime defensive end who played with Tamura in high school in Santa Clarita, California, spoke to The Independent.
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NYC shooter Shane Tamura took ‘big hits’ to head in football games, HS teammate says
Tributes paid to 'dedicated' security guard slain in lobby
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:22 , Oliver O'ConnellSecurity workers union president Manny Pastreich identified the fourth shooting victim earlier today as security guard Aland Etienne, who was working in the lobby of the skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue.
He described Etienne as a dedicated security officer who took his job seriously.
“This tragedy speaks to the sacrifice of security officers who risk their lives every day to keep New Yorkers and our buildings safe,” the statement reads. “Aland Etienne is a New York hero. We will remember him as such.”
Etienne's brother posted a tribute to the slain security guard on his Facebook page.
“My family suffered a heartbreaking tragedy,” Gathmand Etienne wrote. “He was more than a brother — he was a father, a son and a light in our eyes.”
Gunman's high school football coach asks 'could I have done more?'
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:30 , Oliver O'ConnellShane Tamura played one season of football in high school with the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders, serving as a running back and defensive back during his senior year in the 2015-16 season.
His coach at the time, Walter Roby, spoke with Fox11.
“Shane was very quiet. He was a quiet, hard worker. He was coachable. So whatever we asked him to do, he was doing it. He led by, you know, his actions on the field. He was our, you know, one of my top offensive players at the time,” Roby said.
“Could I have done more? Could I help the kid? Could I have reached out to him or could you reach out to me? It’s just a lot of things I’m trying to process right now.”
He further spoke to The New York Post, adding that he doesn’t recall Tamura suffering any injuries beyond a problem with his ankle, despite the suicide note blaming CTE, a condition caused by head trauma.
“I only remember an ankle. I remember it might have kept him out of one game, but something of that nature. I can’t remember if it was left or right,” Roby told the Post.
“He was definitely that kid who would do whatever you wanted him to do,” he said. “He was quiet, humble. He knew his athletic ability but he wasn’t boastful about that.”
After Manhattan shooting, Sen. John Kennedy shredded for his take on gun control
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:41 , Oliver O'ConnellLouisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy advocates for ‘idiot control’ instead of gun control after a gunman killed four in a Manhattan skyscraper — a reaction that has infuriated some social media users.
In the wake of the tragedy, the 73-year-old Louisiana Republican told Fox News’ Hannity on Monday evening that there’s no need for additional gun control measures — a response that’s enraged social media users.
Kelly Rissman has the story.
Sen. John Kennedy shredded for his take on gun control after NYC shooting
Widow of slain officer to receive immediate assistance
Tuesday 29 July 2025 21:50 , Oliver O'ConnellThe New York Police and Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund will provide the eight-month pregnant widow of slain officer Didarul Islam with $50,000 in immediate financial aid and an annual stipend, the group announced.
Cuomo blasts Mamdani over policing issues in wake of shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 22:00 , Oliver O'ConnellFormer New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a candidate for New York City mayor, has launched a scathing attack on his leading rival, Zohran Mamdani, over policing issues.
Speaking on CNN on Tuesday, Cuomo described Monday’s Midtown office shooting as a “reality check” for the city, directly criticising Mamdani for his past support for calls to defund the police.
“I don’t think he understands the importance of the NYPD and the importance of public safety,” Cuomo said.
While he refrained from grading Mayor Eric Adams, another contender in the November election, on his handling of the incident, Cuomo did express his intention to retain Jessica Tisch as the city’s police commissioner should he be elected.
He praised her performance, stating: “She’s doing a very good job, and I think there’s been a dramatic turnaround” at the department under her leadership.
NYC office tower shooter who killed a cop is the son of an ex-LAPD officer: report
Tuesday 29 July 2025 22:14 , Oliver O'ConnellThe father of the gunman who killed four people, including a New York City police officer, is a former Los Angeles Police Department cop, according to a new report.
The Los Angeles Times reported Shane Tamura’s father, Terence, is a former LAPD cop who mostly worked in the San Fernando Valley. He joined the department in 1967, according to the LA Times.
Tobenna Okunna, a football teammate at Golden Valley High School, where Tamura attended, told The Independent: “His dad [was] a cop, his mom was really nice.”
The LAPD has yet to confirm Terence’s employment, despite public records confirming it.
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NYC shooter who killed a cop and three others is son of an ex-LAPD officer: report
Victim's family pay tribute to 'loving wife, mother, daughter, sister’
Tuesday 29 July 2025 22:30 , APWesley LePatner, 43, was a senior managing director specializing in real estate at the investment company Blackstone.
“We cannot properly express the grief we feel upon the sudden and tragic loss of Wesley,” her family said in a statement Tuesday.
“She was the most loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and relative, who enriched our lives in every way imaginable. To so many others, she was a beloved, fiercely loyal and caring friend, and a driven and extraordinarily talented professional and colleague,” the statement said.
The family said it was an unbearably painful time and nothing could fill the holes in their hearts, but they would carry on her legacy. They also offered condolences to other families who lost loved ones in the shooting.
Gunman's car contained ammo, second weapon, cannabis and antidepressants
Tuesday 29 July 2025 22:45 , Oliver O'ConnellA law enforcement source has revealed to CNN what the authorities found in gunman Shane Tamura’s car.
The vehicle, a Nevada-registered BMW, was left double-parked on Park Avenue between East 51st and East 52nd streets.
Police found a host of items in the car, including ammunition and another loaded weapon.
The items included a box containing plastic bags of ammunition and an additional loaded magazine for the rifle investigators say the shooter used in the attack.
Police also found a loaded revolver and rifle case in the vehicle, as well as headphones, likely used for ear protection or target practice, the source told the network.
In addition, two cell phones, Zoloft antidepressants, and cannabis were found in the car.
Timeline of terror: How the NYC mass shooting unfolded, from cross-country drive to carnage at NFL office tower
Tuesday 29 July 2025 23:00 , Oliver O'ConnellArmed with a high-powered semiautomatic rifle, Shane Devon Tamura traveled more than 2,500 miles cross-country to New York City intent on carrying out a horrifying mass shooting in a Midtown Manhattan office building that is home to the National Football League.
Investigators are still piecing together Tamura’s movements in the days before he killed four people — including an NYPD officer — and shot several others before taking his own life, but they revealed he traveled in a black BMW cross-country through Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and New Jersey before arriving at his final destination of New York early evening Monday.
Rhian Lubin reports on the timeline leading up to Monday’s tragedy.
How the NYC mass shooting unfolded: Cross-country to carnage at NFL office tower
NYC office tower shooter who killed a cop and three others in anti-NFL rage is the son of an ex-LAPD officer: report
Tuesday 29 July 2025 23:20 , Rachel DobkinThe father of the gunman who killed four people, including a New York City police officer, is a former Los Angeles Police Department cop, according to a new report.
The Los Angeles Times reported Shane Tamura’s father, Terence, is a former LAPD cop who mostly worked in the San Fernando Valley. He joined the department in 1967, according to the LA Times.
Tobenna Okunna, 28, a football teammate of Tamura at Golden Valley High School, told The Independent: “His dad [was] a cop, his mom was really nice.”
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NYC shooter who killed a cop and three others is son of an ex-LAPD officer: report
Fox News expert suggests that ‘bystander apathy’ is to blame for Manhattan shooting
Tuesday 29 July 2025 23:40 , Oliver O'ConnellA frequent Fox News guest, who touts himself as a law enforcement expert due to his brief tenure with the New York Police Department, groused that “bystander apathy” led to the deaths of four people in a deadly Manhattan shooting Monday, urging citizens to “deputize” themselves and confront gun-wielding suspects.
Justin Barangona reports.
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Fox News expert suggests that ‘bystander apathy’ is to blame for Manhattan shooting
Twist of fate as NYC office gunman let woman exit elevator before heading to wrong floor
Wednesday 30 July 2025 00:00 , Oliver O'ConnellThe gunman who killed four people in a shooting spree in Midtown Manhattan Monday had come to the Park Avenue office building to target the NFL, which is headquartered inside.
But Shane Tamura, 27, took an elevator to the “wrong floor,” Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday, revealing the role that chance played in New York City’s deadliest shooting in 25 years.
When the elevator arrived at the ground level, one woman came face-to-face with the gunman, but escaped unscathed.
Kelly Rissman reports on what happened.
NYC shooting twist of fate as gunman let woman exit elevator then went to wrong floor
How did NYC shooter, with a ‘documented mental health history’, have concealed carry permit for a firearm?
Wednesday 30 July 2025 00:20 , Oliver O'ConnellThe NYC gunman who killed four people had a “documented mental health history” — and an active, concealed carry permit for firearms at the time of the mass shooting Monday.
Isabel Keane looks at how this was possible.
How did NYC shooter, with ‘mental health history’, have concealed carry permit?
Report: Father of cop slain in NYC shooting had stroke when he was told
Wednesday 30 July 2025 00:40 , Oliver O'ConnellThe father of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in Monday’s shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office building, suffered a stroke after learning the news of his son’s death, according to a report.
Muhammad Mainul Islam, the police officer’s cousin, told The New York Post that the bereaved father had a stroke after seeing his son’s body.
Isabel Keane reports.
Father of cop slain in NYC shooting had stroke when he was told, according to report
Gunman's high school football coach remembers him as a 'quiet leader'
Wednesday 30 July 2025 00:51 , Rachel DobkinGunman Shane Tamura’s high school football coach, Walter Roby, told CNN’s Erin Burnett Tuesday night, “I just remember that he was a quiet leader, a hard worker, very athletic, gifted.”
When Roby heard the news that it was Tamura who had fatally shot four people, including a New York City police officer, and then himself in a Midtown Manhattan building on Monday, he was in “total shock.”
“My heart just went out definitely to the families, to the victim [sic]. I pray that God just received them,” he told Burnett.
Sen. John Kennedy shredded for his take on gun control after NYC shooting
01:00 , Oliver O'ConnellLouisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy advocates for ‘idiot control’ instead of gun control after a gunman killed four in a Manhattan skyscraper — a reaction that has infuriated some social media users.
Shane Tamura, 27, killed three people inside a Midtown Manhattan office building Monday using an AR-15-style rifle. He then turned the weapon on himself.
In the wake of the tragedy, the 73-year-old Louisiana Republican told Fox News’ Hannity on Monday evening that there’s no need for additional gun control measures — a response that’s enraged social media users.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Sen. John Kennedy shredded for his take on gun control after NYC shooting
Trump calls 'lunatic' gunman killing four people in NYC a 'terrible thing'
01:11 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump told reporters a “lunatic” gunman killing four people in New York City is a “terrible thing.”
"It's a terrible thing. Obviously, I put out a statement. It's so bad, so sad to see. It's a lunatic, and we just have to stop it,” Trump said at the White House after returning from his Scotland trip. “These people come in, and you never want to see a thing like that. And we've expressed our opinion very, very strongly.”
Shane Tamura, 27, opened fire on people inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday before fatally shooting himself.
Earlier today, Trump wrote on Truth Social he had been briefed on the shooting.
“I trust our Law Enforcement Agencies to get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence,” he said. “My heart is with the families of the four people who were killed, including the NYPD Officer, who made the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless the New York Police Department, and God Bless New York!”
Vigil honoring NYC shooting victims underway
01:22 , Rachel DobkinA vigil honoring the victims of a mass shooting at a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday is underway.
Gunman Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot four people, including a New York City cop, before he killed himself with a bullet to the chest.
Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are attending the “multi-faith prayer vigil” at Bryant Park, CNN reports.
We gather to mourn the lives stolen in yesterday’s tragedy.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) July 30, 2025
We stand with their loved ones, honor their memories, and demand a future free of gun violence.
Please join us: https://t.co/BvIAdGmH3e
Shooting was New York's deadliest in 25 years
01:30 , Oliver O'ConnellMonday’s shooting that left four people dead, in addition to the gunman, in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper was New York City’s deadliest single shooting in 25 years.
The New York Times reports that the last time a shooting in the five boroughs recorded a higher toll was in 2000.
In that incident, five people were fatally shot and two were injured at a branch of the fast food chain Wendy’s in Flushing, Queens, during a robbery, according to former police officials and published reports.
Tight security and strict gun laws make incidents such as that on Monday evening rare in the city. Mass shootings, particularly those involving a rifle, and not connected to another crime, such as a robbery or drug deal, do not tend to happen.
“I don’t recall a time in the last two decades that we’ve had a stranger mass shooting like this,” James Essig, the former chief of detectives at the New York Police Department, told the Times. “Just doesn’t happen here.”
NYPD’s Didarul Islam lauded as hero who tried to stop NFL shooter Shane Tamura. Here’s what we know
01:45 , Oliver O'ConnellThe “hero” New York Police Department officer killed by a lone gunman in the lobby of a Midtown Manhattan office tower was a married father of two whose wife is reportedly pregnant with their third child.
Didarul Islam, 36, died making “the ultimate sacrifice” after gunman Shane Tamura stormed into 345 Park Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday with an M4 rifle, police said.
“He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers,” Mayor Eric Adams said in tribute to Islam, speaking from the Manhattan hospital where the officer was pronounced dead late Monday.
Rhian Lubin reports.
What we know about hero NYPD officer slain in Manhattan office shooting
Could drone defense systems help against school shootings?
02:00 , Oliver O'ConnellFlorida schools could soon deploy the “Campus Guardian Angel” drone system to help police defend against shootings.
School shootings are prevalent in America, especially in states such as Florida. The state has documented more than 60 school shooting incidents since 2018, local ABC affiliate WTXL reported, citing the K-12 School Shooting Database.
Rachel Dobkin reports.
Schools could soon deploy ‘campus guardian angel’ - a drone defense against shootings
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03:43 , Rachel DobkinLive coverage has been paused.
On Tuesday night, a multi-faith prayer vigil was held in Bryant Park to honor the four people who were fatally shot in a Midtown Manhattan building Monday by gunman Shane Tamura.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams were in attendance.
Here are some photos from the vigil:
Here is everything you need to know about the mass shooting:
Who is Shane Tamura and what we know about deadly Manhattan shooting
