Manhattan Shooting: In a shootout reported from the New York City’s Park Avenue Tower in Midtown Manhattan, at least one off-duty New York Police Department (NYPD) officer and three other civilians were shot dead on Monday evening inside a corporate office, housing finance giant Blackstone and the National Football League among others. The police said that the suspect has been neutralised. Two people briefed on the investigation said the suspect was named Shane Tamura, who belonged to Nevada, Associated Press reported. He fatally shot himself during the shootout. Due to police activity, please avoid the vicinity of East 52 Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Expect emergency vehicles & delays in the surrounding area. pic.twitter.com/FudrBbiXV6 — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 28, 2025 The New York Fire Department said that emergency crews were called to report of someone being shot at the Park Avenue office building on Monday evening. The spokesperson added that the call came in at 6:30 pm (local time) without providing any further detail, Associated Press reported. During a press conference conducted by the NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams, the deceased police officer was identified as Didarul Islam, who had been serving the department for over three years. Mayor Adams informed that Officer Islam was a Bangladeshi immigrant and called him a "true blue New Yorker". I’m heartbroken to learn of the horrific shooting in midtown and I am holding the victims, their families, and the NYPD officer in critical condition in my thoughts. Grateful for all of our first responders on the ground. — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) July 29, 2025 The Democratic nominee for New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, expressed his grief over the incident and said, "I’m heartbroken to learn of the horrific shooting in midtown and I am holding the victims, their families, and the NYPD officer in critical condition in my thoughts. Grateful for all of our first responders on the ground." FBI New York Field Office management personnel and agents are responding to provide support at the active crime scene in Manhattan. — Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) July 28, 2025 Confirming the development in a post on X, the FBI’s Deputy Director Dan Bongino said “FBI New York Field Office management personnel and agents are responding to provide support at the active crime scene in Manhattan.” New Yorkers: there is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now. Please take proper safety precautions if you are in vicinity and do not go outside if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street. — Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) July 28, 2025 Amid the shootout in Manhattan, the New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on X “There is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now. Please take proper safety precautions if you are in the vicinity and do not go outside if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street.” The New York Police Department urged the people in a social media post to avoid the vicinity of East 52 Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
