{"id":158698,"date":"2025-07-29T07:55:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/what-we-know-about-the-nyc-office-tower-shooting-victims-and-suspect-shane-devon-tamura-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T07:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:55:04","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-nyc-office-tower-shooting-victims-and-suspect-shane-devon-tamura-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/what-we-know-about-the-nyc-office-tower-shooting-victims-and-suspect-shane-devon-tamura-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about the NYC office tower shooting, victims and suspect Shane Devon Tamura – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A gunman opened fire inside a high-rise corporate building in the heart of Manhattan on Monday evening, killing a New York City police officer and three other people, officials said.
The suspected shooter<\/a> acted alone and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, law enforcement officials told NBC News.
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The deadly gunfire, which was first reported about 6:30 p.m., was treated as an active shooting, prompting warnings and office evacuations, with lines of people seen leaving the building with their hands above their heads.
The gunman’s motive has not been disclosed, though officials familiar with the investigation told NBC News that the suspect left a note at the scene voicing anger that his mental illness may be linked to his having played football.
Investigators are looking into whether that is a reason why he targeted the Park Avenue building, which houses the NFL’s headquarters, the officials said.
Here’s what we know so far:
A 36-year-old police officer who was expecting his third child was killed, officials said.
Didarul Islam, who emigrated to the United States from Bangladesh, had been with the NYPD for 3\u00bd years, Mayor Eric Adams said. He was assigned to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx.
\u201cHe was doing what he does best and all members of the police department carry out,\u201d Adams said. \u201cHe was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers.\u201d
Islam was the father of two young boys and was expecting a third child with wife, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
\u201cHe put himself in harm\u2019s way. He made the ultimate sacrifice \u2014 shot in cold blood, wearing a uniform that stood for the promise that he made to this city,\u201d Tisch said, calling him a hero.
Three civilians also died. Their names have not been released. Another person was critically wounded.
Early Tuesday, the NFL, which has its headquarters in the office tower, said one of the league’s employees had been wounded in the attack.
“One of our employees was seriously injured in this attack. He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement to employees. “NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family.”
He added that the football organization believed that all of its other employees were safe and accounted for.
“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,” Goodell said.
Law enforcement officials said the violence was carried out by a lone gunman, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The suspect has been identified as Shane Devon Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, according to four senior law enforcement officials.
In a photo three law enforcement officials shared with NBC News, the gunman is seen walking into the midtown Manhattan building wearing dark clothes and sunglasses and carrying what appears to be a large firearm.
A motive has not been determined but investigators are looking into the note left by the suspect, officials said.
The officials stressed that the investigation is early and ongoing.
In addition to the weapon and ammo, a cellphone was found at the scene and attempts would be made to get in it to see what it might contain, the officials said.
Two officials familiar with the matter said that in the note found at the shooting scene, the suspect wonders about \u201cCTE\u201d as being a possible cause of his mental illness.
Caleb Clarke, a former classmate and high school football teammate, said Tamura \u201cwas the biggest goofball in the world, just a ton of energy, class clown.\u201d The two played together in California until Tamura transferred from a Santa Clarita high school to Grenada Hills High School in 2015, just before their senior year.
Clarke said that in recent years, he and Tamura kept up only through social media, where Tamura shared that he had been working at a casino in Las Vegas.
Clarke didn’t recall Tamura ever being a troublemaker in school. \u201cYou never would have thought violence was something you\u2019d associate with him,” Clarke said. “You know, he could make a joke about people, but that\u2019s just typical. Shane was a jokester. Everything he said was a joke. He had a ton of energy.\u201d
He added that it seemed as if Tamura was destined for greatness as an athlete. \u201cI feel like it was definitely on the table for him,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cI don\u2019t think he walked around to be like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019ll have NFL games one day.\u2019 I think it was more of everybody just telling him how great he was … how special he was.\u201d
Midtown Manhattan\u2019s 345 Park Ave. is the headquarters of the investment firm Blackstone.
The building also hosts the headquarters of the NFL and a Bank of America branch, as well as offices belonging to KPMG.
Blackstone, Bank of America and the building\u2019s owner, Rudin Management, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In a statement, KPMG said its thoughts were with victims and their families.
\u201cOur hearts go out to the victims of this horrific act and their families,\u201d it said. \u201cWe are incredibly grateful for the bravery of building security and law enforcement.\u201d
CORRECTION<\/strong> (July 29, 2025, 2:11 a.m. ET): The headline in a previous version of this article misstated the last name of the suspected shooter. He is Shane Devon Tamura, not Temura.
Jamie Knodel is a breaking news editor for NBC News Digital based in the Midwest.\u00a0
Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.
Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter\u00a0for NBC News. He\u00a0covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.\u00a0
Tom Winter is NBC\u2019s National Law Enforcement and Intelligence Correspondent.
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