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(NewsNation) — A National Football League employee was among those shot at a Manhattan office building on Monday, the league's commissioner said in a letter to employees obtained by NewsNation.
"One of our employees was seriously injured in this attack. He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition. NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family," the letter reads.
"We believe that all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for," it continued.
The gunman, identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura, killed four people before turning the gun on himself on Monday, police said.
Tamura was seen on surveillance footage getting out of a black BMW and carrying an M4 rifle. He then walked into 345 Park Avenue — a 44-story building housing financial firms, the NFL and more — and immediately shot a New York Police Department officer, police said.
He then shot a woman trying to hide behind a pillar in the lobby, a guard behind the security desk and another man.
New York State Police troopers gather on 52nd Street outside a Manhattan office building where two people were shot, including a New York police officer July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Pedestrians walk by police tape on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street, near a Manhattan office building after a shooting on July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Police work at the scene on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street, near a Manhattan office building after a shooting July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
New York Police Department officers arrive on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 53rd Street, near a Manhattan office building after a shooting July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
A New York police officer stands watch on 52nd Street outside a Manhattan office building where at least two people were shot, including a police officer July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Tamura allowed a different woman to walk out of an elevator and into the lobby without injuring her. He then went up to the 33rd floor, Rudin Management’s office, and fired multiple rounds as he walked through the room, killing another person on that floor, officials said.
He then went down a hallway and shot himself in the chest, the NYPD said.
Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York, called the incident "pure evil."
“We lost four people tonight, and our hero brother who gave his life for this city," Hendry said.
Didarul Islam, 36, was a veteran of the NYPD for more than three years.
Tamura drove from Nevada to New York to commit the crime, the Associated Press reported. His motive is not yet known.
NewsNation's Patrick Djordjevic and Brittney Donovan contributed to this report.
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