KPMG shuts office, tells staff to stay home after deadly Midtown shooting

New York Post

3 days ago

KPMG shut its Park Avenue offices Tuesday and told staffers to stay home a day after the massacre in its Midtown Manhattan building left four people dead.
The Big Four consulting firm sent a memo from managing partner Yesenia Scheker Izquierdo to staffers at 11:04 p.m. on Monday advising them that they should work remotely, according to Business Insider.
KOMG has offices on several floors at 345 Park Ave., where 27-year-old Las Vegas resident Shane Tamura opened fire with an M4 rifle on Monday around 6:28 p.m.
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4 NYPD officers and crime investigators at 345 Park Ave.
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In the memo sent to staff that night, KPMG called the shooting 'a terrible, tragic, and frightening event.'
Offices will remain closed 'in support of law enforcement continuing their activities,' the firm said.
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'Firm and New York leadership are working closely with security, law enforcement, and people relations to make sure we connect with and account for all personnel in our NYC offices,' the company added.
KPMG urged employees to respond to the emergency text messages sent to New York staffers.
An employee told Business Insider that two messages were sent to their corporate phone at around 7 p.m. on Monday asking them to confirm whether they were safe or needed assistance.
4 Shane Tamura entering the building armed with a rifle.
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'Please continue sheltering in place until given further instructions by onsite law enforcement,' KPMG said in a text message, according to a screenshot obtained by BI.
The employee said they would feel comfortable returning to 345 Park Ave. when the office reopens.
'A very horrific event for sure, however I believe the firm took the right measures ensure employees have felt safe during this time,' they told the outlet.
4 KPMG said it expects the offices to remain closed as the investigation continues.
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In a second memo sent to staff at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, KPMG CEO Tim Walsh and deputy chair Atif Zaim said they expect the New York offices to remain closed as the investigation continues.
The company is offering the service of in-person or virtual counselors to all members of its New York teams.
KPMG did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.
The Post exclusively reported on Tuesday that the crazed gunman was found with a note in his pocket that blamed the NFL for what he claimed was CTE – a brain injury linked to head trauma.
4 Workers at 345 Park Ave. barricading their office door during the deadly shooting.
The writings were found after he fatally shot himself in the chest on the 33rd floor of 245 Park Ave., after killing a cop, security guard and two employees of firms in the building, and critically injuring an NFL staffer.
Tamura wanted to shoot up the NFL's offices on floors 5 through 8, but 'mistakenly went up the wrong elevator banks' and ended up on a higher floor, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.