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New York Post
29-07-2025
- New York Post
Midtown massacre is Gotham's deadliest mass shooting in 25 years
The horrific mass shooting at a Midtown office building on Monday was the deadliest gun attack in the Big Apple in 25 years. Shane Tamura gunned down four innocent people — including an NYPD cop and a business executive — before turning the gun on himself late Monday. The last time five people were killed in a Big Apple shooting was in 2000, when robbers shot seven employees at a Wendy's in Queens, leaving five to die, according to Mark Bryant of the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks gun-related violence. 5 The midtown shooting that occurred at 345 Park Ave on Monday was the deadliest in the Big Apple in 25 years. In that case, all five dead were innocent victims, unlike Monday when the killer was among the fatalities. Since then, New York City has seen several mass shootings — defined as four or more people getting shot — but none this century have taken as many lives as Monday's rampage on Park Avenue, even though others have seen more shot but surviving. 5 Shane Tamura killed four people — including an NYPD cop and a business executive– before fatally shooting himself on the 33rd floor of the office building. Blackstone; Facebook; Obtained; Linkedin 5 The 2000 Wendy's shooting in Queens was the most recent event in which five people were killed in a shooting, as multiple robbers fired shots at seven Wendy's workers. Obtained by the NY Post In 2022, Frank James threw smoke grenades and shot 10 people on a crowded Manhattan-bound N train during the morning rush — but all the victims survived. In 2017, disgruntled doctor Henry Bello, who resigned from Bronx-Lebanon Hospital amid a sexual-harassment scandal, returned there with an assault rifle and fatally shot a female physician and wounded six others before killing himself, officials said. Here is the latest on the NYC mass shooting: Ten years earlier, in 2007, a Marine veteran opened fire at a Greenwich Village pizza shop killing a bartender and two NYPD auxiliary officers who chased him. The gunman, David Garvin, was shot dead by police, bringing the death toll to four. How the shooting unfolded Reports of the shooting at 345 Park Ave. start coming in around 6:28 p.m. Shane Tamura, 27, is seen getting out of a black BMW between 51st and 52nd streets with an M4 rifle. He enters the lobby and turns right, where he shoots police officer Didarul Islam, 36, dead. Tamura guns down a woman cowering behind a pillar in the lobby, sprays more bullets and walks toward the elevator bank — where he shoots dead a security guard crouching at his desk. One more man reports being shot and injured in the lobby. He was in critical but stable condition. The gunman allows a woman to walk out of the elevators unharmed before heading up to the 33rd floor, where building owner Rudin Properties' offices are located, 'and begins to walk the floor, firing as he traveled.' One man is shot and killed on that floor before Tamura shoots himself in the chest. It's unclear how long the mayhem lasted. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch posted on X at 7:52 p.m.: 'The scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized.' 'You never know where [mass shootings] are going to occur,' Bryant said. 'So, the fact that there's that many in New York City is actually a surprise, because they tend to be in … eastern Kentucky or somewhere.' Follow The Post's live blog for the latest coverage of the 345 Park Ave. shooting Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch had only Sunday touted how New York City saw the lowest number of shootings and homicides ever recorded — led by the administration's efforts to get guns off the streets. 'During the first half of 2025, New York City had the lowest number of shooting victims in recorded history and tied the all-time low for shooting incidents,' Tisch said. Monday's attack is the US's 254th mass shooting this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. 5 Tamura left a suicide note claiming he had CTE, as Mayor Eric Adams told reporters the shooter was allegedly targeting the NFL's corporate headquarters, but he took the wrong elevator bank that led him to the offices of Rudin. DailyNews PrepSports 5 Data retrieved from the Gun Violence Archive shows that the tragic shooting that occurred in New York City on Monday is the 254th mass shooting this year. William Miller That figure represents a drop from this same time last year, Bryant said, and the US could possibly see fewer than 500 mass shootings nationwide for the first time since 2019 if the trend keeps up. Bryant credited New York City for keeping gun violence down after rampant violence in the 1980s and 1990s through stricter gun laws and better policing.
New York Post
04-07-2025
- New York Post
Vigilantes deliver street justice to brute who grabbed, attacked woman on NYC subway platform, dramatic video shows
Wild new video shows the moment a crew of vigilantes delivered street justice to a brute who grabbed and bear-hugged a young woman at a Brooklyn subway station — only for the menace to be cut loose in court a day later. Fredrick Marshall, 42, a complete stranger, allegedly followed the 20-year-old woman onto the Manhattan-bound J train platform at Norwood Avenue in Cypress Hills around 9 a.m. Sunday, where he started arguing with her. Now-viral video posted by TikTok user @nicabori5 shows the hulking brute, wearing all white, grabbing the woman as she tried to walk away. Advertisement 3 A video posted on TikTok showed a stranger following a 20-year-old woman onto a Manhattan-bound J train. nicabori5//TikTok The victim began to scream for help, prompting several men to gather on the elevated platform. 'Let her go!' one yelled. Advertisement But that didn't deter Marshall, who allegedly shoved the woman to the ground and bear-hugged her as she attempted to run away a second time, according to cops and prosecutors. That's when the bystanders jumped in and pulled the victim away from the violent menace, police said. They appeared to pummel him on the platform as one of the vigilantes yelled, 'I'm gonna f–k you up!' 3 Fredrick Marshall, 42, followed the victim on the Manhattan-bound J-train, where he started arguing with her, leading the woman to scream, drawing the attention of several men to come to the platform. nicabori5//TikTok Advertisement Their intervention allowed the shaken victim to escape, and she could be seen crying on the phone with her mom as she ran to the other end of the platform. 'Get that, n—a!' one of the Samaritans yelled as he backed off, according to the video. 'Somebody try to tell you something chill the f–k out? Now you got it!' The woman was treated on scene by EMS for shoulder pain and minor injuries to her stomach and arms, police said. Advertisement 3 The bystanders attacked Marshall after he shoved the woman to the ground, as multiple individuals came at him before he made his escape from the Norwood Avenue subway station. nicabori5//TikTok Meanwhile, Marshall, of Queens, was arrested at the scene and found to be carrying a knife and a blackjack, cops said. He was charged with third-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree attempted assault and second-degree harassment, according to a criminal complaint. Marshall — who cops say has no prior arrests — was granted supervised release during his arraignment the next day, as the charges are not bail-eligible, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
Bronx boy, 2, found in NYC waters: sources
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The body believed to be a 2-year-old Bronx boy who disappeared last month was found in the water near College Point in Queens on Wednesday, sources said. Little Montrell Williams was last seen on May 10 at his grandmother's house in the Bronx, according to police and the family. Queens Harbor Patrol found the body between Throggs Neck Bridge and LaGuardia Airport, and investigators are waiting for Bronx detectives to identify the body, sources said. NYPD divers had been searching the Bronx River since Monday. The father, Arius Willaims, was caught on surveillance video throwing a bag, possibly with the child inside, into the river, sources said. The boy's father told his mom over the weekend that he had thrown their son into the Bronx River. He also told his mother, Sabrina Williams, the boy was still alive. 'He good. He good. Don't worry about it,' the dad told his mom over the weekend. The 17-year-old mom had not seen her son since May 10. Two days later, she went to family court to report that her son was missing, but a warrant was not issued, sources said. She went back a second time pleading for help, but the outcome was unclear because the records are sealed. The mom then followed Williams after he got on a Manhattan-bound train and pressed him about their child, sources said. Williams, who was previously arrested for beating up the teen, then allegedly pulled a knife on her during the encounter, sources said. Williams was arrested and brought back to the Bronx for questioning, but has not been charged, according to sources. He was then held at Rikers Island for custodial interference. The child's grandmother told PIX11 News she had warned police about Montrell's disappearance, but was told it was legal because he was the father. 'My son kidnapped my grandchild out my house,' she said she told police in an interview with PIX11 News on Tuesday. Her son left with Montrell after a fight at a Mother's Day gathering at the grandmother's home. She begged him to bring the baby back before going to the cops on May 11. Sources said detectives believe the boy was not alive when the grandmother went to police to file a missing person's report because the dad turned up at a family member's home on May 11 without Montrell. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday the department is investigating how the family's missing report was handled. 'The NYPD takes any case of a missing person very seriously,' Tisch said on Good Day New York. This is a developing story. Please refresh the page for updates. Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
‘May never be found': Dad of boy, 2, seen throwing bag into Bronx River, sources say
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The father of the 2-year-old boy feared dead was caught on surveillance video throwing a bag into the Bronx River, possibly with the child inside, according to law enforcement sources. Detectives recovered the footage while investigating the disappearance of Montrell Williams, who was last seen on May 10 at his grandmother's house in Hunts Point. Investigators believe the boy is dead but don't know how he died yet, sources said. NYPD dive teams are expected to continue searching the Bronx River again on Wednesday, but given the currents, there's a chance 'he may never be found,' sources said. The 17-year-old mom had not seen her son since May 10. Two days later, she went to family court to report that her son was missing, but a warrant was not issued, sources said. She went back a second time pleading for help, but the outcome was unclear because the records are sealed. The dad, Arius Williams, 20, told the boy's teen mom over the weekend that he allegedly threw the boy into the Bronx River, sources said. The mom then followed Williams after he got on a Manhattan-bound train and pressed him about their child, sources said. Williams, who was previously arrested for beating up the teen, then allegedly pulled a knife on her during the encounter, sources said. Williams was arrested and brought back to the Bronx for questioning, but has not been charged, according to sources. He was then held at Rikers Island for custodial interference. The child's grandmother, Sabrina Williams, told PIX11 News she had warned police about Montrell's disappearance, but was told it was legal because he was the father. 'My son kidnapped my grandchild out my house,' she said she told police in an interview with PIX11 News Tuesday. Her son left with Montrell after a fight at a Mother's Day gathering at the grandmother's home. She begged him to bring the baby back before going to the cops on May 11. Sources said detectives believe the boy was not alive when the grandmother went to police to file a missing person's report because the dad turned up at a family member's home on May 11 without Montrell. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday the department is investigating how the family's missing report was handled. 'The NYPD takes any case of a missing person very seriously,' Tisch said on Good Day New York. Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Queens great-grandma beaten by unhinged woman on NYC subway train can't shake feeling attacker is still ‘behind' her: ‘I heard ‘bop!'
A great-grandmother from Queens who was badly beaten by an unhinged woman in a Midtown subway station last month is frightened to ride the rails after the harrowing unprovoked beating, she told The Post. Aurore Gonzalez, 73 — who was allegedly pummeled by Marie McWilliams, 36, May 1 — said she can't shake the terrifying feeling that her attacker is still right 'behind' her. 'She hit me as I was stepping off the train and I heard 'bop!'' she told The Post Tuesday, the same day McWilliams was arrested for assault. 'Then I started falling backwards and sliding, and I fell into homeless person's belongings covered in feces,' she said. Weeks after the nightmarish ordeal, Gonzalez said she still suffers from sleeplessness and anxiety. 'I still take the subway and I look around now,' said Gonzalez, who has five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. '[I'm] looking behind my head all the time. I'm looking for her.' Gonzalez was riding the Manhattan-bound E train to her job cleaning law offices at around 4:30 p.m when she allegedly heard McWilliams jabbering racist comments to herself. 'She was just talking loud to herself about Puerto Ricans and blacks and saying that they're no good and that they shouldn't be here!' said Gonzalez. Gonzalez, who is Hispanic, said she turned around and asked the erratic straphanger, 'Are you talking to me?!' McWilliams 'didn't say anything' but followed her as she stepped off the train at the Fifth Avenue-53rd Street station — and then she pounced, repeatedly punching her, she said. 'When I was stepping off the train she hit me in the back of the head,' she said. 'She grabbed my bun…and she started scratching me with a blade on my face,' said Gonzalez, who still had two black eyes from the assault Tuesday. 'I [was] bleeding and I fell into a homeless person's crap and I had to go to my job,' she said. Gonzalez said she now suffers from kidney trouble due to the fall, along with scarring near her eye and migraine headaches. 'This just isn't right. I'm in pain. I have to be on painkillers,' said Gonzalez. 'I couldn't sleep for two weeks. The anxiety, I couldn't eat. At night on my job I would just cry,' said Gonzalez. Asked about her attacker's arrest, Gonzalez said she's 'relieved.' 'I am so happy to hear this. I will testify! She should not have done that. She should keep her hands to herself!' Gonzalez said. 'Have some respect for older people!' McWilliams was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday and granted supervised release by Judge Marva Brown over prosecutors' request for $10,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond.
