Gunman who killed 4 at Manhattan office building was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says. Follow live updates.

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29-07-2025

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What to know about the shooting:
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The victims:
A police officer who was killed was Didarul Islam, 36, an immigrant from Bangladesh who had served as a police officer in New York City for 3 1/2 years. One man was seriously wounded and remains in critical condition, Mayor Eric Adams said. Four others got minor injuries attempting to flee.
The gunman:
Police identified a man from Las Vegas as the gunman. He had a 'documented mental health history,' police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Officers found a rifle case, a revolver, magazines and ammunition in his car.
Gunman was targeting NFL headquarters:
Investigators believe that he was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League, but took the wrong elevator, Mayor Adams said. A rambling note found on his body suggested he had a grievance against the NFL over an unsubstantiated claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
New York governor urges Congress to restrict the sale of semiautomatic rifles commonly called assault weapons — 10:51 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
'We once had a national assault weapons ban. It worked,' Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement on social media Tuesday. 'Republicans in Congress must find the courage to pass it again.'
In another post, the governor ordered all state flags be flown at half-staff to honor those killed in the shootings, which she called a 'brutal, cowardly attack.'
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Flowers and a balloon placed outside the office building — 10:15 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Several bunches of flowers are now attached to the glass-and-metal railing of a ramp leading to the building's front door, along with a yellow balloon with 'LOVE ONE ANOTHER!!' written on it.
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Who were the victims? — 9:53 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Didarul Islam, 36, had served as a police officer in New York City for 3 1/2 years. He was an immigrant from Bangladesh.
Islam was married and had two young boys, Tisch said. His wife is pregnant with their third child.
Blackstone confirmed one of its employees, Wesley LePatner, was among those killed.
'Words cannot express the devastation we feel,' the firm said in a statement. 'Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed. She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond.'
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A Yale graduate, LePatner was a real estate executive at Blackstone, according to the firm's website, and spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs before joining the firm in 2014.
The names of the other victims, along with a man who was seriously wounded and remains in critical condition, have not yet been released.
PHOTOS: Dignified transfer of officer's body — 9:52 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Early Tuesday, Islam's body was draped in the NYPD flag as it was moved from the hospital to an ambulance, with fellow officers standing at attention.
People join together for the transfer of Didarul Islam, an officer killed in a shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office building, at Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in N.Y., July 29, 2025.
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NYPD officers bring out the body of Didarul Islam, who was shot and killed by a gunman earlier this evening, out of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York.
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NYPD officers join together for the transfer of Didarul Islam, an officer killed in a shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office building, at Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in N.Y., July 29, 2025.
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Officers line up during the dignified transfer of Didarul Islam, who was shot and killed by a gunman earlier this evening, out of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital to the medical examiner's office, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York.
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Flags lowered to half-staff in NYC to honor shooting victims, mayor says — 9:44 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
In a post on social media, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he has ordered all flags on city buildings to be lowered to half-staff until further notice to honor the slain officer and the other shooting victims.
NFL commissioner says an employee remains hospitalized in stable condition — 9:35 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Roger Goodell said in a memo to staff Tuesday that 'all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for,' following the shooting at the league's headquarters in Manhattan.
Goodell praised the swift law enforcement response and honored the NYPD officer who was killed in the attack.
Employees in New York were instructed to work remotely Tuesday or take the day off, he said, and additional security will be in place.
'Every one of you is a valued member of the NFL family. We will get through this together,' Goodell said.
Adams says gunman left few clues — 9:13 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Adams said one challenge of the investigation has been that Tamura only arrived in New York shortly before the shooting, leaving few clues in the area.
'We are going to communicate with federal and state partners in Las Vegas to drill down on this as much as possible including looking at his social media pages, anything that he may have in his home, so that we can continue to piece this investigation together,' Adams said.
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The mayor said it's also a challenge for law enforcement, 'dealing with those who come from areas with lax gun laws that allow individuals to have these high-powered weapons into cities like New York that have strong gun laws.'
Statement from Blackstone on employee who was killed in the shooting — 9:12 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Blackstone on Tuesday said an employee, Wesley LePatner, a senior managing director, was among those killed in the shooting.
'Words cannot express the devastation we feel,' the firm said in a statement. 'Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed. She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond.'
LePatner was Blackstone's global head of core+ real estate and chief executive officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, according to the firm's website. She spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs before joining Blackstone in 2014.
A 2003 Yale graduate, LePatner served on the boards of several organizations, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Blackstone said.
Trump says he's been briefed on deadly NYC shooting, says his heart is with the families of the four people killed — 9:05 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
In a post on his social media site, Trump said he trusts that law enforcement will 'get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence.'
Trump, who is currently in Scotland, said 'my heart' is with the families of those who were killed at a Manhattan office building, including a New York City police officer.
The gunman was targeting NFL headquarters, mayor says — 9:04 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Investigators believe Shane Tamura was trying to get to the NFL offices after shooting several people in the building's lobby but accidentally entered the wrong set of elevator banks, Adams said in interviews on Tuesday.
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Police said Tamura had a history of mental illness, and a rambling note found on his body suggested he had a grievance against the NFL over an unsubstantiated claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. He had played football in high school in California nearly two decades ago.
The note claimed he had been suffering from CTE — the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other repeated head trauma common in contact sports like football — and said his brain should be studied after he died, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
It also specifically referenced the National Football League, the person said.
A motive has not been determined but investigators were looking into, based on the note, whether he might've specifically targeted the building because it is home to the NFL's headquarters.
New York Mayor Eric Adams prepares to speak during a news conference at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York on Monday night, July 28, 2025.
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Witnesses said they heard 'rapid fire' — 8:59 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Nekeisha Lewis was eating dinner with friends on the plaza when she heard gunfire.
'It felt like it was a quick two shots and then it was rapid fire,' she told The Associated Press.
Windows shattered and a man ran from the building saying, 'Help, help. I'm shot.' Lewis said.
Jessica Chen told ABC News she was watching a presentation with dozens of other people on the second floor when she 'heard multiple shots go off in quick succession from the first floor.'
She and others ran into a conference room and barricaded tables against the door.
'We were honestly really, really scared,' she said, adding that she texted her parents to tell them that she loves them.
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Some finance workers at an office building down the block were picking up dinner at a corner eatery when they heard a loud noise and saw people running.
'It was like a crowd panic,' said Anna Smith, who joined the workers pouring back into the finance office building. They remained there for about two hours before being told they could leave.
NYPD officers assist civilians evacuating a building during an active shooter situation in Midtown Manhattan, July 28, 2025.
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The scene on 52nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenue where a New York Police Department police officer was shot, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York.
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Adams said officials are still 'unraveling' what took place — 8:52 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
Officers found a rifle case, a revolver, magazines and ammunition in Tamura's car, Tisch said. They also found medication that belonged to Tamura, she said.
She said an initial investigation shows his vehicle traveled across the country, passing through Colorado on July 26, then Nebraska and Iowa on July 27. The car was in Columbia, New Jersey, as recently as 4:24 p.m. Monday. He drove into New York City shortly thereafter, she said.
Rudin is one of the largest privately owned real estate companies in New York City. The company dates back to 1925 and is still managed by members of the Rudin family.
Tisch said there were no indications so far that Tamura had prior connections to the real estate industry or to the city.
No one answered the door at the address listed for Tamura in Las Vegas.
A New York Police officers gather at the scene on 52nd Street outside a Manhattan office building where two people were shot, including a New York police officer, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York.
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What to know about the shooting — 8:50 a.m.
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By the Associated Press
A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, officials said.
The gunman, identified by authorities as Shane Tamura of Las Vegas, had a 'documented mental health history,' according to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, but his motive was still unknown.
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'We are working to understand why he targeted this particular location,' Tisch said.
Surveillance video showed the man exiting a double-parked BMW just before 6:30 p.m. carrying an M4 rifle, then marching across a public plaza into the building. Then, he started firing, Tisch said, killing a police officer working a corporate security detail and then hitting a woman who tried to take cover as he sprayed the lobby with gunfire.
The man then made his way to the elevator bank and shot a guard at a security desk and shot another man in the lobby, the commissioner said.
The man took the elevator to the 33rd floor offices of the company that owned the building, Rudin Management, and shot and killed one person on that floor. The man then shot himself, the commissioner said. The building, 345 Park Avenue, also holds offices of the financial services firm KPMG.
Police officers and paramedics respond to a shooting on Park Avenue in New York on Monday evening, July 28, 2025.
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