1 of 5 | FDNY personal, NYPD police officers and emergency vehicles are on the scene after a gunman armed with a rifle opened fire in the lobby of the building on 52nd Street and Park Avenue on Monday in New York City. Four people were killed, including an NYPD officer, and another was critically injured. The suspected gunman was found dead following a barrage of gunfire inside a midtown Manhattan office building that houses the Blackstone investment firm and the headquarters of the NFL. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 28 (UPI) — Four people were killed, including an NYPD officer, and another man was critically injured in a shooting Monday evening inside a New York City skyscraper, which houses the corporate offices of the National Football League and Blackstone.
The gunman was identified Monday night as Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old from Las Vegas. Police said he stormed the Park Avenue skyscraper lobby just before 6:30 p.m. EDT, and opened fire, before barricading himself on the 33rd floor. Tamura was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to officers, who said he acted alone.
“The scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized,” announced NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. The alleged shooter’s body was found next to a Palmetto State Armory AR-15 assault rifle.
After the shooting, police released a photo of Tamura as he walked into the building, carrying a long gun in a crowded area just blocks from the Museum of Modern Art and Grand Central Station.
During a Monday night news conference, Tisch said Tamura “immediately opened fire on the NYPD officer” inside the lobby before shooting several other people and heading for the 33rd floor.
Police conducted several floor-by-floor searches of the 634-foot skyscraper to secure the building and release those who had sheltered in place.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he went to the scene and visited the injured in the hospital.
“I have been on the scene at the shooting in Midtown, and we can report the shooter is neutralized. The NYPD are now searching 345 Park Avenue carefully. If you are in the building, please stay where you are,” Adams warned earlier in a post on X.
“People have been shot and injured,” he said, “and I will soon be going to the hospital.”
I have been on scene at the shooting in Midtown, and we can report the shooter is neutralized.
The NYPD are now searching 345 Park Avenue carefully. If you are in the building, please stay where you are.
People have been shot and injured, and I will soon be going to the… pic.twitter.com/FYcOfuMxg6— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 29, 2025
The Federal Bureau of Investigation also announced it was on the scene of the shooting to support the NYPD as it leads the investigation.
“Motive is currently under investigation,” Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino wrote earlier in a post on X.