A man with a rifle killed an off-duty New York City police officer and three other people before taking his own life at a Manhattan office tower on Monday, according to officials.
Law enforcement officials were working to unravel what took place and why this location may have been targeted in a city that recently announced it was on pace to have its fewest people hurt by gunfire of any year in recent decades.
Here are some things to know:
A man exited a double parked BMW with a rifle and then walked toward the skyscraper on Monday evening, according to surveillance video. He opened fire on the NYPD officer as he entered the building before shooting a woman who tried to take cover and “spraying” the lobby with gunfire, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.
The gunman shot a security guard taking cover behind a desk and another man in the lobby, Tisch said. The gunman took the elevator to the 33rd floor to a real estate management company and one person was fatally shot on that floor before he shot himself, the commissioner said.
Officials believe the gunman used an AR-15-style assault rifle that was assembled using parts purchased by another man, who will be questioned by police, Tisch said.
Police identified Shane Tamura of Las Vegas as the gunman. He worked in the surveillance department at the Horseshoe Las Vegas casino, the company confirmed. He was scheduled to work there last Sunday, but he never showed up to work, Tisch said.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that investigators believe the gunman was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but accidentally entered the wrong set of elevator banks.
