What to know about deadly shooting at Midtown Manhattan office building
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Police at the scene of the fatal shooting in the 300 block of Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan on Monday. Photo: John Lamparski/AFP via Getty Images
A gunman opened fire in a prominent Manhattan office building on Monday evening, killing four people and seriously injuring a fifth before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, New York City officials said.
The big picture: An NYPD police officer was among those killed in the shooting at the building, which houses the NFL and top financial firms, including KPMG and Blackstone, Mayor Eric Adams said at a Monday night briefing.
- New York Police Department commissioner Jessica Tisch named the officer killed in the shooting as father-of-two Didarul Islam, whose wife "is pregnant with their third child." He was a Bangladeshi immigrant, Adams said.
- The suspect, named as Shane Tamura, 27, from Las Vegas, was armed with a rifle, officials said.
Situation report: Adams said at the briefing that the suspect had killed three males, one female, and a fourth man was "seriously injured, fighting for his life in critical condition."
The latest: Adam said on Tuesday that the shooter was trying to target the NFL office but "mistakenly went up the wrong elevator bank."
- Blackstone said executive Wesley LePatner was killed Monday in the shootings in its Manhattan headquarters, per Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal.
Zoom in: The suspect was carrying an M4 rifle when he shot a woman "who took cover behind a pillar" before proceeding through the lobby, "spraying it with gunfire," Tisch said at the briefing, citing surveillance video.
- The lone shooter headed to an elevator bank, where he shot a security guard "who was taking cover behind the security desk" and shot another man in the lobby before getting in the elevator, Tisch said.
- The suspect died on the 33rd floor, which is the headquarters of Rudin, the building's owners, after fatally shooting one other person.
- "According to our law enforcement partners in Las Vegas, Mr. Tamura has a documented mental health history," Tisch said. "His motives are still under investigation."
- Officers "found a revolver in the vehicle with ammunition in magazines" that was double-parked outside, Tisch added.
Zoom out: FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said on X that agents from the bureau were on the scene to assist the NYPD.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi noted on X that the U.S. attorney in New York, Jay Clayton, had "set up a command post to assist with the shooting in New York City and local FBI agents are on the scene."
Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.
