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Four people were killed in A shooting Monday evening Inside a New York office building. The shooter, who used a high power rifle to open fire in Midtown Manhattan’s skyscraper, later died of a self-inflicted ball injury, police announced.
A New York police officer was among those killed in the shooting, in addition to Three other people. Officials also said that a man had been hospitalized in critical condition.
Police identified the suspect of shooting as Shane D. Tamura, 27, from Las Vegas. Speaking on Tuesday the “Mornings de CBS”, the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, said that the investigators had recovered a note In which Tamura seemed to blame her own head trauma on the National Football League, which has offices in the building where the unleashing took place.
The tower of 345 Park Ave. Contains offices for several other large companies, including the KPMG accounting firm and the Blackstone investment company.
President Trump said in an article on social networks that he had been informed of the shooting, which he called “tragic” and “an act of insane violence”.
Here is what we know so far on the incident and the investigation.
What happened?
Just before 6.30 p.m. on Monday, the surveillance video showed the suspect, alone, leaving a black BMW which was double -round on Avenue Park in Manhattan between the 51st and 52nd street, said New York police commissioner, Jessica Tisch. In the video, the shooter is seen bearing a M4 rifle.
The suspect then entered the 44-storey skyscraper at 345 Park Ave., turned right and opened fire on a NYPD officer who was in uniform to work a private security work as part of a NYPD program.
Tisch said several 911 calls came shortly after to report an active shooter inside the building.
The shooter continued to open fire as he moved into the hall, hitting a woman who tried to hide behind a pillar, officials said. By heading for the lift bank of the hall, he shot a security guard who had asked for a shelter behind an office, in addition to another man who told the police that he had also been shot in the hall, according to the NYPD commissioner.
The suspect allowed a woman who came out of an elevator he was waiting for to go by unscathed, said Tisch. Then, it was mounted in the elevator until the 33rd floor, where the offices of the owner of the building, Rudin Management, are located. The commissioner said that he “began to walk on the ground, pulling balls while he was traveling” and struck one of the victims who ended up having died.
At that time, the shooter walked in the corridor and got into the chest, said Tisch.
The victims
A crowd met Tuesday evening in the Bryant park in New York for a vigil in honor of the shooting victims.
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The policeman killed in the hall was identified as 36 years Dadarul IslamA four -year -old NYPD veteran based on the 47th Bronx district. Islam was working on a detail paid on Monday as part of a program managed by the police service which allows agents to provide security to private companies, said CBS New York.
Islam had two young sons and his wife is currently pregnant, said Adams at a press conference on Monday evening, renting him for his service on police forces and character.
“He was an immigrant from Bangladesh and loved this city,” said Adams. “And all those with whom we have spoken said that he was a person of faith and a person who believed in God and believed in living the life of a pious person. He embodies what this city is.”
In a statement, the NYPD said that Islam “represented the best in our department”.
The other three people killed during the shooting include a security guard in the hall and Rudin Management and Blackstone employees.
The security guard was identified as Aland Etienne. He was an unarmed security guard working for McLane Security Inc., according to 32BJ Seiu, a union representing real estate services. He was in his role in the building on Park Avenue since 2019.
In a press release, Blackstone identified one of the victims killed as their employee, Wesley Lepatner.
“Words cannot express the devastation we feel. Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and we will miss a lot,” the statement said. “She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous and deeply respected within our company and beyond. She embodied the best of Blackstone. Our prayers are with her husband, children and family.”
The Rudin Management employee was identified as Julia Hyman, a graduate of Cornell University who graduated in administration of hotels and restaurants in 2020, according to the school. Michael Kotlikoff, the president of the university, said in a statement that Hyman graduated from Summa Cum Laude and also received a real estate minor.
Kate Walsh, dean and professor at the Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, described Julia in a press release as “an extraordinary student whose school achievements and intellectual curiosity have made a lasting impression”.
“His trip was marked by determination, heat and a strong commitment to learn,” said Walsh. “We mourn this heartbreaking loss and extend our greatest condolences to all those who have been affected by its light.”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told employees in an email on Monday evening that someone working for the league “had been seriously injured” during the shooting. Goodell said that person had been hospitalized And his condition was considered stable.
The suspect
Police shared preliminary details on Tamura, but a number of questions stayed on Tuesday.
It appeared that he had tried to target NFL offices Located inside the Park Avenue tower but used the bad elevator and found itself on another floor, said Adams.
CBS News obtained images from a note found in the Pullers portfolio who suggested that he thought he had done it Cte, or chronic traumatic encephalopathyA brain disease caused by repeated head trauma.
“Study my brain please,” said the note. “I’m sorry.”
He also seemed to accuse the NFL of hiding the dangers of CTE.
Tamura was not affiliated with the NFL. The local media coverage in Santa Clarita, California, in 2014, seems to show that he played football in high school.
He had documented mental health history, according to the police in Las Vegas.
Tamura worked a quarter of a security overnight at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, a spokesman for the NYPD said. He had to work for the last time on Sunday, when he failed to introduce himself.
Tisch said on Monday evening that the shooter crossed the country before arriving in New York, crossing Colorado on Saturday, Nebraska and Iowa on Sunday and New Jersey on Monday. Investigators discovered that his vehicle, the BMW, he was seen going out on Park Avenue, went through Columbia, New Jersey, at 4:24 p.m. Monday afternoon.
This car was recorded with Tamura, according to the police commissioner. When the police searched the vehicle, they discovered a rifle box with towers, a loaded revolver, ammunition and magazines, a backpack and drugs prescribed to the shooter. Tisch said that no explosive had been found.
Parts of the pistol used in the shooting were purchased by a Las Vegas shooter, said the NYPD spokesperson. He was not immediately clear how he had the other parties assembled to assemble the rifle or why the partner had to buy for him.
A team of detectives from NYPD has located the partner in Las Vegas and the Interview. NYPD also plans to execute a search warrant at the shooter’s home, said the spokesperson.
The shooter bought the handgun found in his car legally with a hidden transport permit in a Las Vegas firearm store, the spokesman said.
“A violent and despicable attack”
Several New York officials spoke up following the shooting. Adams described Monday as “a violent and contemptible attack”, adding “, no word can describe this act of evil, a man who takes the life of others who are innocent. And no word can fill the void left by this tragedy.”
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has described the shooting “a horrible act of violence” which illustrates the need for stricter firearm control in the United States.
“The killer used an AR-15 style assault rifle. The same weapon of war used in mass fire across America,” said Hochul in a press release, noting that, although the New York Fire Arms laws are among the strictest in the country, the regulations prohibiting assault weapons and are not potentially dangerous to familiarize themselves with laws on fire The mass.
“The moment to act is now,” said Hochul. “The American people are tired of thoughts and prayers. They deserve an action. Congress must summon the courage to stand up in the firearm lobby and finally pass a ban on national assault weapons before more innocent lives are stolen.”
Anna Schecter contributed to this report.
