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Gunman Kills Four in Midtown Manhattan Office Tower Before Suicide

Officials are using the attack to renew calls for illegal-gun crackdowns, expanded community resources in response to July’s surge in urban violence.

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Overview

  • Shane Devon Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, carried an assault rifle and wore a bulletproof vest when he entered 345 Park Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on July 28 and opened fire in the lobby.
  • Four people, including a 36-year-old off-duty NYPD officer working security, died and multiple civilians were wounded before police contained the scene and confirmed the shooter’s self-inflicted death.
  • NYPD, FBI and SWAT teams secured the 634-foot skyscraper housing Blackstone, the NFL, Deutsche Bank, KPMG and a Bank of America branch and conducted a floor-by-floor search for additional threats.
  • The attack follows a weekend in which Philadelphia police investigated six shootings that left two dead and eight injured—among them a 7-year-old girl—and Bronx officers responded to three shootings and a stabbing after a Dominican Day Parade.
  • City officials reported seizing over 3,000 illegal guns year-to-date and said the Manhattan shooting underscores the need for tighter firearm controls, mental-health services and youth intervention programs.