(WARNING: This story contains some graphic images)
A gunman stormed a Manhattan skyscraper Monday, opening fire and killing a police officer and at least three civilians before turning the gun on himself.
BREAKING – An NYPD officer has been shot, and multiple others are being fired upon by a “Middle Eastern man” wearing a bulletproof vest inside a Midtown Manhattan tower. pic.twitter.com/XaVplLc03F
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Law-enforcement sources told the New York Post the man entered the 44-story office building housing Blackstone and the NFL headquarters armed with a rifle and opened fire at around 6:30 p.m.
Published reports identify the shooter as 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas, Nevada.
BREAKING: The Manhattan gunman has been tentatively identified as 27 year old Shane Tamura, reportedly of Las Vegas
This piece of trash is now deceased after kiIIing an NYPD officer and shootlng multiple others.
Rot in hell. pic.twitter.com/RorJIZtEV7
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 29, 2025
CNN reports: “The suspected gunman, who is now dead, had a concealed carry license for a handgun, multiple law enforcement officials told CNN.
“The suspect, believed to be a 27-year-old from Las Vegas, has an expired private investigator license, sources told CNN.
“Police backtracked the suspect to his car, which video shows him exiting alone.”
At least five innocent people were shot in the onslaught.
The police officer killed is 36-year-old Didarul Islam, a native of Bangldesh who has two sons and whose wife is currently pregnant with their third child.
BREAKING: NYPD Officer killed in high-rise massacre ID’ed as Didarul Islam, 36
His wife is eight-months pregnant, & the couple has two sons. pic.twitter.com/kugl1BnIKW
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“FBI New York Field Office management personnel and agents are responding to provide support at the active crime scene in Manhattan,” said FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
FBI Director Kash Patel said: “The FBI is on scene at the Manhattan crime scene. The NYPD currently has the lead in this investigation. Our personnel are there to support their efforts. Motive is currently under investigation.”
#BREAKING: A photo of the armed suspect in Midtown Manhattan has been captured by security cameras. At least two people have been shot, and the suspect is reportedly wearing a bulletproof vest. This remains a highly active and dangerous situation pic.twitter.com/NjHTsrfvFR
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A first-floor witness said “it sounded like a barrage of shots … Like an automatic weapon. Like a high-capacity weapon.”
Photos on social media showed workers inside the Blackstone building barricading their offices.
BREAKING: ACTIVE SHOOTER LOCKS DOWN MIDTOWN NYC
Police are hunting for a gunman who shot at least one NYPD officer and two civilians near 345 Park Avenue, right in the heart of Manhattan’s business district.
The suspect, seen with a long rifle, is believed to still be… https://t.co/fLg75bSX5z pic.twitter.com/8JINRSRLCH
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 28, 2025
“At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed on X.
BREAKING: PHOTO SHOWS BLOODY AR-15 USED BY NYC GUNMAN IN 345 PARK AVENUE MASSACRE
A photo from inside 345 Park Avenue shows the Palmetto State Armory AR-15—still smeared with blood—used by Shane Tamura in his deadly rampage.
Tamura, 27, reportedly traveled from Las Vegas… https://t.co/y81mQEbqfp pic.twitter.com/uCEcNeYzRH
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 29, 2025
Video of Manhattan shooter Shane tamura as a high school football player pic.twitter.com/D41T6lFlXX
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“We don’t have enough police,” said New York Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa told Sean Hannity on Fox News. “And we need photo recognition technology … so we can preemptively do something.”
Sliwa warned that terrorists would “take advantage of these kind of weaknesses.”
“There are potential terrorists watching how easy it is to walk through the streets of New York City, to carry an AR-15, to walk into a corporate world headquarters that represents capitalism and then slaughter people indiscriminately.”
“This is just senseless and cruel,” said Fox News contributor Ted Williams. “He had a purpose and he didn’t even hide his purpose.”
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said he expected Democrats in Congress to call more more gun control in the wake of the horror.
“We’ve got hundreds of gun-control laws,” he told Sean Hannity. “We don’t need more gun control, we need more idiot control, and that’s what we need to be talking about.”
“I believe there’s objective evil in this world, and we saw it today.”
The Post reports: “Two apparent protesters, including one who yelled, ‘Free Palestine, I’m not the shooter,’ were arrested outside of the building around the time of the shooting.”
She was screaming: “Free Palestine!” As the man shot several people in Midtown Manhattan pic.twitter.com/4QdvHMLHon
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(@mariayazhmina) July 28, 2025
The paper spoke with Oleksandr Stupak, 30, who was standing on the street nearby when he heard gunshots ring out.
“I was on the one block away and I heard shots being fired and then a bunch of police, they came to neutralize it,” he said. “I went to the Citizen app and it says active shooting. A lot of police started to come. I mean. [It’s] crazy.”
BREAKING: Security camera still photo of the suspect in Midtown Manhattan shooting.
The suspect is reportedly wearing a bulletproof vest.
HOW WILL THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA SPIN THIS ONE? pic.twitter.com/vJEpyysUK7
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BREAKING UPDATE: Manhattan Shooting
– Active shooter reported at 345 Park Ave near E 52nd St
– Suspect described as a Middle Eastern man wearing a bulletproof vest
– Fired on police from the 32nd floor
– At least two injured, including an NYPD officer
– Bomb squad on site
–… pic.twitter.com/GvjU5TR4le— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 28, 2025
An active shooter situation here in an office building in midtown Manhattan. Shooter is at 345 Park Ave, where the NFL HQ is located, per NBC News 4 NY. One police officer shot, one civilian shot.
At least a dozen police vehicles, ambulances, and other law enforcement… pic.twitter.com/cIxsDyZIxc
— Amanda Christovich (@achristovichh) July 28, 2025
BREAKING: CNN claims the Midtown Manhattan shooter is “most likely a white male.”
But does that match what we’re actually seeing?Many are questioning the accuracy of CNN’s reporting once again. pic.twitter.com/FrZAm5SBHB
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