The shooting that killed four took place at a skyscraper in a crowded part of Midtown Manhattan, just blocks from Grand Central Station.
Washington July 29, 2025:
Another shooting was reported in the US today, this time in crowded area of mid-town Manhattan, just blocks away from the famous Rockefeller Centre and the Museum of Modern Art.
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At least four people were reportedly killed, including a New York Police Department officer. The shooter, tentatively identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura from Las Vegas, has also died from what police said was a self-inflicted injury, according to a report by CNN.
Manhattan shooter identified as Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas — multiple reports https://t.co/mrq0b93iFb pic.twitter.com/5BHrP7FgG9
— RT (@RT_com) July 29, 2025
A lockdown has been enforced in the entire area post this traumatic event.
Police said that the suspected gunman, had a concealed carry license for a handgun as well as a expired private investigator license.
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The suspected shooter first exchanged fire with an NYPD officer in the lobby of 345 Park Avenue at around 6:40 pm. He then went up to the 33rd floor, before barricading himself inside the office tower, possibly on the 32nd floor of the building, provoking a lockdown in the area.
The NYPD received calls from both the 32nd and 33rd floors.
New York Mayor Eric Adams said on X that the officer had been “struck down” and expressed his “deepest sympathies” to the family of the officer.
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🚨 BREAKING: NYC Mayor Adams confirms 6 people shot, 4 kiIIed, including police officer Didarul Islam in the Manhattan office building
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 29, 2025
RIP, Officer Islam 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/a9DWNuePpu
Police wrote on X that the scene, around Park Avenue and East 51st Street, had been “contained and the lone shooter is dead,” without providing details about the identity of the suspect.
A short time later, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Disch said on X: “At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralised.” She gave no other details about the incident.
Fox News, citing the New York Police Department, reported that at least six people, including a police officer, were shot.
Video believed to be of the Manhattan shooting suspect, Shane Tamura, as a high school running back in 2016. Notably, the building in which the shooting happened is the NFL headquarters.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 29, 2025
CNN said this was a possibly a white man. https://t.co/DR8h250p3w
Police officers deployed a drone near Park Avenue at the height of the evening rush hour as dozens of officers swarmed the area, some carrying long guns and others wearing ballistic vests.
The skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue houses several financial firms, including Blackstone, the world’s largest hedge fund, as well as KPMG and Deutsche Bank, along with the NFL headquarters. Located just south of Central Park, occupies a full city block and is one of the few buildings in the city with its own zip code.
254th Shooting In The US This Year
The deadly shooting in New York today was the 254th mass shooting in the US this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks gun-related violence.