Active shooter dead in Midtown Manhattan; NYPD officer, two civilians shot near 345 Park Avenue
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New Yorkers: there is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now.
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. https://t.co/eONqAtCQ1q undefined Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 28, 2025
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UPDATE: At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized. https://t.co/I3OpVuUuit undefined Jessica S. Tisch (@NYPDPC) July 28, 2025
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This afternoon, gunfire broke out near a big office tower in Midtown Manhattan, causing a lot of trouble. A civilian and an. The shooter ran away to the office building where Blackstone and the NFL are located. The building is currently locked down. The victims' health has not yet been made public.Witnesses said that the scene was very chaotic and that the suspect ran into the building right after the shooting.The NYPD sent out a full response. Officers quickly locked down the building and cleared it floor by floor. Emergency Services Units and heavily armed teams are on the scene, and streets nearby have been closed, as per a report by ABC 7 NY.Authorities have shut down East 52nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. They are telling people who live, work, or travel through the area to stay away. The investigation is still going on, and the suspect's whereabouts are unknown. Police are still looking at surveillance footage and talking to witnesses.Governor Kathy Hochul stated that she has received a briefing on the Midtown Manhattan situation, characterizing it as one involving an " active shooter .""I've been briefed on an active shooter situation in midtown Manhattan," she stated on X.She advised residents and guests to stay away from the vicinity of the building, which includes the 52nd Street, Park Avenue, and Third Avenue areas close to the scene of the incident.Midtown Manhattan is the scene of an ongoing shooter investigation, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on X.The reported shooting occurred at the Blackstone investment firm's headquarters, located at 345 Park Ave. in midtown Manhattan. The NFL's headquarters, a Bank of America branch, and KPMG offices are also located in the building, as per a report by NBC News.Several law enforcement sources told CNN that a shooter is thought to be dead after shooting two civilians and at least one New York Police Department officer Monday night close to a corporate office building in midtown Manhattan.NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated on X that the "lone shooter has been neutralized" and that the scene is "contained." One source reported seeing a man enter the building carrying a long rifle.A law enforcement official says one civilian shot is critically injured. The official told CNN that the NYPD officer who was shot in the back and another civilian are both expected to survive. There is the NYPD bomb squad present, as quoted in a report by CNN.The shooting took place outside 345 Park Avenue, near East 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan.No. The shooter fled into the building and has yet to be apprehended.
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