{"id":33583,"date":"2025-07-30T05:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/33583\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T05:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:38:10","slug":"manhattan-shooting-live-updates-nypd-teams-descending-on-las-vegas-in-search-for-gunmans-motive-as-all-four-victims-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/33583\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan shooting live updates: NYPD teams descending on Las Vegas in search for gunman\u2019s motive as all four victims identified"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Here’s what to know about the shooting<\/p>\n

A New York City police officer and at least three others have been killed after a gunman entered a Midtown Manhattan office building and opened fire, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Police said the gunman, who is now dead from a self-inflicted wound, was identified as Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old from Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Tamura is accused of strolling into the Manhattan skyscraper carrying an M4 assault rifle by his side on Monday at around 6:30 p.m and \u201cspraying\u201d ammunition inside the building\u2019s entrance.<\/p>\n

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Tamura exited a black BMW and walked toward the building\u2019s entrance carrying the assault rifle. A loaded revolver, ammunition and magazines were found in the car, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Rachel Dobkin and Josh Marcus have more: <\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 08:44<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Police descend on Midtown Manhattan skyscraper after gunshots ring out Police descend on NYC skyscraper following deadly shooting<\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 08:45<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u00a0Shane Tamura: Who is the New York shooting suspect? <\/p>\n

Suspected gunman Shane Tamura is accused of opening fire in a Midtown Manhattan office building in New York City on Monday evening and killing four people, including a New York police officer, before turning the gun on himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to extend my profound sympathies to all of the victims and their families, and to the brave NYPD cops who today lost a brother,\u201d NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said a press conference on Monday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still many questions that we have to answer and we will answer them. For now, our city is in mourning of the innocent lives lost. May their memories be a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we know about the shooting and the suspect: <\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 09:06<\/p>\n

<\/a>Who is Didarul Islam? The NYPD officer killed in Midtown Manhattan shooting <\/p>\n

New York City Police Department officer Didarul Islam was among four people gunned down in Monday evening\u2019s shooting at the 345 Park Avenue office tower, officials say. <\/p>\n

The 36-year-old Bangladeshi national had been off-duty, but working a private security job in the building when he was shot dead by suspect Shane Tamura, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a Monday press conference. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe put himself in harm\u2019s way, he made the ultimate sacrifice \u2013 shot in cold blood, wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to this city,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe died as he lived, a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n

Didarul had served in the NYPD\u2019s 47th precinct in the Bronx for three and a half years, New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters. <\/p>\n

Adams met with Islam\u2019s family earlier Monday night and told them that \u201che was a hero and we admire him for putting his life on the line.\u201d <\/p>\n

Islam leaves behind his pregnant wife and two young sons. <\/p>\n

\"DidarulDidarul Islam was shot dead on Monday night by suspected gunman Shane Devon Tamura, police say (New York City Police Department\/X)<\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 09:14<\/p>\n

<\/a>Blackstone executive among four dead: report <\/p>\n

After storming the Park Avenue skyscraper on Monday, suspect Shane Tamura immediately opened fire on NYPD officer Didarul Islam, before a volley of gunfire struck others, police said. <\/p>\n

Among those killed was an executive at investment giant Blackstone who was shot in the lobby, sources told the Wall Street Journal. <\/p>\n

Other Blackstone employees are in the hospital receiving treatment, one source said. <\/p>\n

Blackstone employees shared messages over email that there was a shooter in the lobby, an employee told the Journal, warning each other not to go downstairs. Others barricaded themselves in offices and bathrooms, they added. <\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 09:22<\/p>\n

<\/a>Note reportedly found on gunman details anger at NFL and claims of CTE<\/p>\n

In Shane Tamura\u2019s pocket, investigators say they allegedly found a note claiming that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to head trauma, and asked that his brain be studied, a source told CNN. <\/p>\n

In the note, he allegedly expressed grievances against the NFL \u2013 which has its headquarters in the building he attacked \u2013 and requested that his brain be studied.<\/p>\n

\u201cTerry Long football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze,\u201d it read, according to CNN. \u201cYou can\u2019t go against the NFL, they\u2019ll squash you.\u201d <\/p>\n

Former Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Terry Long was diagnosed with CTE. The former football player died by suicide after drinking antifreeze in 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudy my brain please I\u2019m sorry Tell Rick I\u2019m sorry for everything,\u201d the note reportedly said. <\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 09:35<\/p>\n

<\/a>Shane Tamura was ‘elusive’ on high school football field <\/p>\n

The gunman accused of killing at least four people inside a sprawling Park Avenue office block, home to offices for the NFL, was a talented high school football player, according to his former coach. <\/p>\n

Tamura, 27, transferred to Granada Hills Charter School in Granada Hills, a neighbourhood in Los Angeles, in 2015 when he was a senior, a former classmate told NBC News. <\/p>\n

Former coach Walter Roby told the news station that Tamura was \u201ca great\u201d running back who was \u201creal elusive, real agile.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came in, worked hard, kept his nose down,\u201d Roby said. <\/p>\n

Anthony Michael Leon, Tamura\u2019s former teammate at Granada Hills, said that he was shocked to learn of Monday evening\u2019s mass shooting. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m telling you, this was one of those kids who never exerted bad energy or a negative attitude,\u201d Leon said. <\/p>\n

Police said the motivations behind the attack are not immediately clear. <\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 09:56<\/p>\n

<\/a>Tamura had ‘documented mental health history’ <\/p>\n

Shane Tamura, who police identified as the Park Avenue mass shooter, had a \u201cdocumented mental health history,\u201d Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters on Monday evening. <\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear whether that played a role in the incident and police are working to understand why he targeted the office block. <\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 10:20<\/p>\n

<\/a>Hochul and Adams among New York officials remembering slain NYPD officer <\/p>\n

Top New York officials have paid tribute to NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was shot dead during Monday\u2019s mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan. <\/p>\n

\u201cOfficer Didarul Islam represented the very best of New York,\u201d Governor Kathy Hochul wrote on X late on Monday. \u201cAn immigrant from Bangladesh, he joined the NYPD to protect his city \u2014 and gave his life doing so.\u201d <\/p>\n

New York City Mayor Eric Adams tweeted that Didarul \u201crepresented the best of New York City, an immigrant from Bangladesh who put on a uniform to protect and serve us all.\u201d <\/p>\n

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch wrote: \u201cMay Police Officer Didarul Islam\u2019s memory be a blessing.\u201d <\/p>\n

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he is \u201cpraying hard for the brave NYPD officer impacted and all other victims of this tragedy.\u201d <\/p>\n

GOP congressman Mike Lawler tweeted: \u201cI\u2019m devastated by the senseless killing of an NYPD officer and innocent civilians in Midtown.\u201d <\/p>\n

James Liddell29 July 2025 10:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>NFL says employee injured in attack <\/p>\n

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said an NFL employee was seriously injured in the Park Avenue mass shooting. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs 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,\u201d he wrote in a message to employees. <\/p>\n

NFL staff were at the hospital supporting the worker\u2019s family, he said. <\/p>\n

Goodell added he believes that all other employees \u201care otherwise safe and accounted for.\u201d <\/p>\n

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