An off-duty New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among four people killed by a gunman at a Manhattan office tower.
An off-duty New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among the four people killed by a gunman at a Manhattan office tower.
The officer, Didarul Islam, was working a corporate security detail Monday at the midtown skyscraper that is home to the headquarters of both the NFL and Blackstone, one of the world’s largest investment firms. Blackstone confirmed that Wesley LePatner, a senior managing director specializing in real estate, was fatally shot. Security officer Aland Etienne was also killed, his labor union said.
The Rudin family, which owns the building and Rudin Management, said in a statement that one of their employees was a victim of the shootings but did not disclose the person’s name at the request of relatives. Police officials said a woman was found dead on the building’s 33rd floor in Rudin’s offices.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo to staff that an employee at the league’s headquarters was seriously wounded and in stable condition at a hospital but all other workers were safe. He did not name the person.
Authorities identified the shooter as Shane Tamura of Las Vegas and believe he was trying to get to the NFL offices but took the wrong elevator. Mayor Eric Adams said police found a note suggesting he had a grievance against the NFL over a claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in contact sports but can’t be diagnosed until death. He had played football in high school in California nearly two decades ago.Police officer had been on the job for three years
Islam, who had been a New York City police officer for 3 1/2 years, worked out of a precinct in the Bronx, where he lived with his family, officials said.
