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Daily Mail
31-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Woman, 27, killed in NYC skyscraper massacre seconds after stepping out of secure panic room where she was hiding
NYC skyscraper massacre victim Julia Hyman stepped out of a panic room seconds before she was shot dead by a crazed gunman. The 27-year-old Rudin Management employee ran into a panic room hidden in the 33rd-floor bathroom as gunman Shane Tamura walked out of the elevator and began firing Monday. Tamura, 27, reportedly fired through a glass door as he stepped out of the elevator, and kicked through the broken glass to get inside the offices before he began spraying bullets. The panic room was fitted with a ballistic door, locking bolts, a hard-wired phone, and a live camera feed looking out on the hall that has helped officials reconstruct a timeline of events. The killer fired at a female cleaner first, but missed, as reported by the The New York Post. There was then a pause in shooting, officials said, and Hyman, for unknown reasons, stepped out of the panic room and was instantly shot by Tamura. Wounded, Hyman crawled to a desk and reached out for a phone before collapsing. People embrace each other following a funeral of Julia Hyman, who was shot as she crawled to a phone in the Rudin Management offices Tamura then shot himself in the chest, killing himself. Surveillance cameras showed that Tamura was visibly angry when he stepped out onto the 33rd floor and saw the Rudin Management logo. Officials believe he wanted to target the NFL offices but went to the wrong floor. The massacre began when Tamura stepped into the lobby of 345 Park Ave. with an assault rifle and immediately opened fire, killing NYPD officer Didarul Islam, 36, who was sat behind the front desk. Security guard Aland Etienne, 46, then started running for the building's elevator lockdown panel but was shot as he did so. Etienne still tried to reach the panel, crawling across the lobby, but collapsed before making it. Tamura then shot NFL employee Craig Clementi, who was wounded but survived. Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, 43, was shot next as she ran for cover after stepping out of the elevator. Security guard Aland Etienne, 46, was shot dead as he ran for the building's elevator lockdown panel Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, 43, was shot next as she ran for cover after stepping out of the elevator Tamura then got on the elevator, after allowing a woman to exit it unharmed. Tamura, a former high school football star, drove from Las Vegas to NYU with the intent of taking revenge on the NFL. In a note found on his body, Tamura assailed the NFL's handling of concerns about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and the former high school football player claimed he himself had the degenerative brain disease, according to police. Known as CTE, the condition has been linked to concussions and other head trauma, often sustained in sports in which players experience repeated head impacts. At Tamura's Las Vegas studio apartment, investigators found a note with a different troubled message, police said Wednesday. They said the note expressed a feeling that his parents were disappointed in him and included an apology to his mother. Police said they also found a psychiatric medication, an epilepsy drug and an anti-inflammatory that had been prescribed to Tamura. As investigators worked in both New York and Las Vegas, real estate firm worker Hyman, was buried after a packed, emotional Wednesday service at a Manhattan synagogue. Her uncle, Rob Pittman, said the 27-year-old lived 'with wide open eyes' and 'courage and conviction.' Hyman had worked since November at Rudin Management, which owns the building and has offices on the 33rd floor. A 2020 graduate of Cornell University, she had been the captain of Riverdale Country School's soccer, swimming and lacrosse teams in her senior year, school officials said. Relatives and colleagues of another victim, security guard Aland Etienne, remembered him at a gathering at his union's office. The unarmed Etienne, who leaves a wife and two children, was shot as he manned the lobby security desk. 'We lost a hero,' younger brother Smith Etienne said. 'He didn't wear no cape. Had no fancy gear. He wore a security officer's uniform.' Police were preparing for a funeral Thursday for Officer Didarul Islam. A member of the force for over three years, he was killed while working at a department-approved second job providing security for the building. Funeral arrangements for Etienne and the fourth victim, investment firm executive Wesley LePatner, haven't been made public.
News.com.au
31-07-2025
- News.com.au
NY shooting victim Julia Hyman made it into panic room before she stepped out and was immediately gunned down
Midtown mass shooting victim Julia Hyman had made it into a fortified panic room at 345 Park Avenue when gunman Shane Tamura started blasting apart her office, but stepped out for a moment and was 'immediately' gunned down, according to a tragic new timeline of the deadly rampage. Ms Hyman, a 27-year-old employee of Rudin Management, dashed into a panic room hidden in a 33rd-floor bathroom on Monday evening as Tamura stepped out of the elevator and began firing off an assault rifle, officials familiar with the investigation told the New York Post. The panic room was fitted with a ballistic door, locking bolts, a hardwired phone, and even a live camera feed looking out on the hall, officials said. Tamura, 27, had fired through a glass wall after stepping off the elevator and kicked through the broken glass to get inside the Rudin offices and then began spraying bullets through glass office doors and walls. He fired at a female cleaner who was pushing a garbage cart through the hall, but missed as she ran away. There was a brief pause in the gunfire and then — for reasons unclear — Ms Hyman stepped out of the bathroom panic room, and was instantly shot by Tamura, officials said. Wounded, the Cornell grad crawled to a desk, reached out for a phone, and collapsed. Moments later, Tamura pointed the gun at his own chest and pulled the trigger, killing himself. The heartbreaking details come from a timeline pieced together using witness statements and security footage from inside the building, which housed offices of the NFL headquarters that Tamura is believed to have been targeting. The shooting play-by-play also revealed that Tamura grew 'visibly angry' when he saw the Rudin Management logo after stepping off the elevator onto the wrong floor. Despite realising he was not on the NFL HQ floor and Hyman was not one of his intended targets, he still killed the young employee who had worked at Rudin for less than a year. Tamura's rampage began when he stormed the building's lobby at 6.27pm after pulling his assault rifle from his BMW, which he'd double-parked outside the Midtown tower. Once inside, he immediately started shooting up the lobby, and gunned down NYPD officer Didarul Islam, 36, as he sat behind the front desk in full uniform, police said. By then, security guard Aland Etienne, 46, started running for the building's elevator lockdown panel, but Tamura shot him too. Mr Etienne still desperately tried to reach the lockdown panel and crawled bloodied across the lobby floor, but collapsed before he could make it. Tamura next shot NFL employee Craig Clementi, who was wounded but survived. Blackstone executive Wesley Le Patner, 43, was fatally gunned down next as she sprinted for cover that she never reached. The gunman then boarded an elevator — allowing a woman to exit unscathed — and rode it to the 33rd floor, where he killed Ms Hyman. The 27-year-old was remembered at a funeral packed with hundreds of mourners Wednesday. 'With seemingly innate emotional intelligence, Julia knew how to connect in a deep and meaningful way with those around her. Julia was truly wise beyond her age,' her uncle said. 'Julia knew this and lived life with wide open eyes and courage and conviction. She didn't just go to the party. She planned it all, made the playlist and served as the DJ.'
