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Fox News
30 minutes ago
- Fox News
NYPD chief describes crime scene 'mayhem' as gunman killed four in Manhattan skyscraper shooting
NYPD Chief of Department John Chell has been on the force for over 30 years, but the "mayhem" from Monday's Midtown Manhattan shooting now ranks among the worst he's ever seen. "I was down there in 20 minutes as the incident commander, and… We [had] casualties in the lobby, one of our own – Officer Islam," he said Wednesday on "Fox & Friends." "We got a mom executive dead. We have a security guard who fought but lost his life. We have an NFL employee who was shot but tried to call his friends up in the NFL. We had [the perpetrator's] car in front… we thought there might be explosives in there. A 44-story building, people running out. This is not normal, and I got cops trying to negotiate, calls coming in to people trapped, a shooter up on the 33rd floor. It was just mayhem." NYPD officials were put on high alert this week when Nevada-based gunman Shane Tamura entered a Manhattan skyscraper and gunned down four people, including NYPD officer and father of two, Didarul Islam. NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a suicide note found in Tamura's possession speaks to a possible motive, noting he blamed the NFL for his potential diagnosis and mentioned a 2013 Frontline documentary on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Though Chell went on to describe the crime scene as "horrible," he indicated the timing could have been worse. "Thank God this didn't happen a half hour earlier," he said. "There were minimal people up in Rudin Management… They had safe rooms, they practiced [for these situations]. "The first floor, the security guard who lost his life, he had the recall button for the elevators. These things happen so fast… but when [the gunman] gets to the top floor, he sees a maid who's been there for years… "She's just cleaning up, doing her job, and then… he's firing AR-15 rounds at her, and thank God she got away… and then we had the employee that was at a cubicle that lost her life – a young, rising star in that department. The crime scene, the video, in three decades of doing this, it was just horrible."
CBS News
30 minutes ago
- CBS News
Family of man killed in Navy Pier shooting files wrongful death lawsuit against accused gunman
The family of a man shot and killed at Navy Pier in November has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the accused shooter. Peter Jennings, 47, worked for Levy Restaurants, and was shot and killed in his office at Navy Pier on Nov. 5. Co-worker Lamont Johnson, 51, also was shot and killed. The accused gunman, 36-year-old Raylon East, also worked for Levy, but was fired days before the shooting. He had worked there since August of 2022 and was cited for multiple acts of aggressive verbal and physical behavior toward his co-workers during his employment. He has been charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder and one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon in possession of a felon Jennings' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday against East. The lawsuit also names Compass Group USA – which owns Levy Restaurants – and Navy Pier as respondents in discovery, indicating Jennings' family believes they have information crucial to the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims Jennings' family has suffered substantial financial and emotional losses as a result of his death. They are seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Questions emerge about NYC gunman's mental health and his security-sensitive job in Las Vegas
Shooting New York City LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man who stormed a Manhattan office tower with a gun, killing four people before killing himself, worked in the surveillance department of a Las Vegas casino, part of an industry built on watching for threats before they unfold. Shane Tamura, 27, didn't show up to work his usual shift Sunday at the Horseshoe Las Vegas. Instead, authorities say, he got in his car and drove across the country to carry out a mass shooting inside the skyscraper that houses the National Football League's headquarters. A fifth person, an NFL employee, was wounded in the Monday attack. As investigators work to uncover a motive, questions are being raised about how a man with a documented history of mental health problems — and a recent arrest for erratic behavior at another casino — ended up working in one of the most security-sensitive jobs in Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment, which owns the Horseshoe, confirmed Tamura's employment but has yet to disclose the nature of his role or whether he was authorized to carry a weapon. A spokesperson didn't respond to emails asking whether Tamura's job required him to hold a valid work card from the state Private Investigator's Licensing Board, which is needed to work as a private security officer in Nevada. State licensing records show Tamura previously held a state-issued license as a private security officer, though it had expired in December. While he held that license, Tamura was arrested at a casino in suburban Las Vegas. A report on the September 2023 arrest says he was asked to leave after he became agitated with casino security and employees who asked him for his ID, and he was arrested on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Prosecutors later dismissed the case. Tamura left a note saying he had CTE Tamura had a history of mental illness, police said without giving details. Authorities have not provided more specific information about Tamura's psychiatric history but are investigating claims he included in a handwritten note he left behind, in which he said he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. Officials said he had intended to target the offices of the NFL, which he accused of hiding the dangers of brain injuries linked to contact sports, but he took the wrong elevator. Tamura's family members did not respond to messages seeking comment. No one answered a knock at the door of his family's Las Vegas home on Monday. Tamura didn't play professional football but was a standout running back during his high school years in Southern California, where he was born, according to local news accounts at the time, including one that described his abilities as 'lightning in a bottle.' One of his former coaches, Walter Roby, said he did not remember Tamura sustaining any head injuries in his playing days. He recalled an ankle injury, "but that was the extent of it.' 'He was a quiet dude, soft spoken, humble and led by his work ethic more than anything else,' Roby told The Associated Press. 'His actions on the field were dynamic.' Former classmates and neighbors say he didn't stand out Some of Tamura's former classmates seemed stunned by the shooting, and several said they had lost contact with him. But numerous others who say they were in Tamura's grade at Golden Valley High School, which has over 2,000 students, weren't familiar with him. Some of Tamura's neighbors in Las Vegas also said they didn't recognize him after seeing his photo shared in news reports about the shooting. 'They were so unremarkable, or maybe they were never home when I was home,' neighbor Wendy Malnak said about Tamura and his family. Malnak, whose house is diagonal across from Tamura's, has lived in the neighborhood since 2022. She said many of the residents on what she described as a quiet street keep in touch regularly and look out for each other, and yet none of them seemed to notice Tamura or his family before police officers showed up Monday night and surrounded their house. Authorities work to piece together Tamura's steps Las Vegas police said Tuesday they were 'supporting the NYPD with their investigation" but have not released details about the police activity Monday at Tamura's home. Two groups of New York City detectives were on their way to Las Vegas to conduct interviews and search the home, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Authorities said they were also questioning an associate of Tamura who bought a component of the AR-15-style assault rifle used in the attack. Tisch said Tamura had 'assembled' the weapon and used his concealed carry permit to purchase another firearm, a revolver, last month. 'This is part of a larger effort to trace Mr. Tamura's steps from Las Vegas to New York City,' she said. ___ Mustian reported from New York. Associated Press journalist Safiyah Riddle contributed from Montgomery, Alabama. Solve the daily Crossword
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Enfield shooting: Second teen arrested over Keanu Harker killing
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager in north Harker, 18, was found with gunshot injuries on Great Cambridge Road in Enfield at about 20:45 BST on 26 June and died in boy was arrested last Thursday by firearms officers at an address in Enfield on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. He has since been bailed pending further inquiries, the Metropolitan Police said. Another 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, was charged with murder last month. A trial has been scheduled to to begin next May.
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Five admit their roles in Darlaston street shooting plot
Five men have admitted their role in a plot that saw a man shot and seriously injured.A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious gunshot injuries following the shooting in Darlaston, near Walsall, on 11 October last five defendants, all from Birmingham, were expected to face a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court but entered guilty pleas at a hearing on admitted conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, after the attack in Charles Foster Street. Mohammed Ishtiaq, 22, of Oldknow Road, Abdullah Amjad, 22, of Allens Avenue, Shamus Hussain, 25, of Floyer Road, Samir Khan, 18, East Holme, and Dilawar Khan, 19, of Mansel Road, will all be sentenced at a future said at the time the man injured in the attack had injuries that were not life-threatening and was officers were deployed in the area to reassure the local community. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
