NEW YORK — At least four people were killed and multiple others wounded during a shooting Monday evening at 345 Park Avenue, a major office building in Midtown Manhattan that is home to the NFL’s headquarters, along with other major companies including Blackstone.
By 7:52 p.m. ET, New York City police commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the shooter had been “neutralized.” Later, she confirmed four deaths, including an off-duty New York City police officer. Tisch also said several other people sustained injuries while attempting to flee from the shooter.
NFL employees were told to shelter in place amid the shooting, per ESPN.
Multiple reports indicate that the shooter carried a note saying he suffered from CTE—a disease linked to head trauma—and bearing grievances about the NFL.
Multiple reports say the shooter was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot on the 33rd floor. The NFL occupies floors 5-7. The building is home to several other major companies, including financial and consulting firms Blackstone and KPMG. The NYPD identified the shooter as 27-year-old Las Vegas native Shane Tamura. Tisch said that as of Monday night, law enforcement was still investigating Tamura’s motivation for targeting “this particular location.”
The shooting took place at some point between 5:30 and 7:30 pm ET. More than a dozen police vehicles, state troopers, ambulances, and helicopters were deployed to the building’s surrounding blocks, with more ambulances continuing to arrive until 8 p.m. ET.
Police officers shut down multiple blocks of the area during the busy midtown rush hour, allowing only first responders and local media. Workers from the surrounding buildings were escorted out of the area.
One office worker from the surrounding area, who declined to be named, told Front Office Sports they received multiple alerts around 6:30 p.m. ET to shelter in place and then evacuate with police. The worker said they had a friend at 345 Park Ave who they believed was still in the building as of 8:15 p.m.
An NFL spokesman issued this statement, which was sent to league employees:
“As has been widely reported, a gunman committed an unspeakable act of violence in our building at 345 Park Avenue. One of our employees was seriously injured in this attack. He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition. NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family.
We believe that all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for, and the building has nearly been cleared.
We are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat quickly and decisively and to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others.”
