A large-scale police response took place Monday evening at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan following a deadly shooting by a gunman armed with an assault rifle. Full Story, Video
A large-scale police response took place Monday evening at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan following a deadly shooting by a gunman armed with an assault rifle.
The 44-story skyscraper houses numerous prominent offices and businesses, including Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, Blackstone, the National Football League, and various medical practices.
According to law enforcement sources, a man wearing a bulletproof vest calmly approached the building around 6:30 p.m. and opened fire with a high-powered rifle. Chilling surveillance footage showed the suspect walking across the entry plaza with the weapon at his side before the shooting began.
A police officer from the NYPD’s 47th Precinct — who was working a paid security detail for Rudin Properties, the building’s owner — was shot and killed at the scene. Three more were also struck by gunfire.
Authorities initiated a Level 3 Mobilization. The NYPD posted the following advisory on X: “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.”
Witnesses described hearing “a barrage of shots,” with one person on the first floor saying it sounded like “an automatic weapon — like a high-capacity weapon.”
The gunman reportedly barricaded himself on the 33rd floor, where he was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Other victims were located on the same floor, sources said.
According to USA Today, the alleged gunman was identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura, of Nevada. Police said the motive for the shooting remains under investigation and investigators are working to understand why the suspect targeted the commercial building.
BREAKING 🔴🔴 DEVELOPING: Active shooter with assault rifle at 345 Park Ave, Manhattan. NYPD officer reportedly shot. Suspect in bulletproof vest. Level 3 Mobilization underway. pic.twitter.com/PnC9QRzD2V — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 28, 2025
Right now, Midtown, NYC active shooter pic.twitter.com/w0jAn5k7qM — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 28, 2025
Nintendo_Pro_03 on July 28th, 2025 at 23:40 UTC »
Suspect is now dead.
Lifeboatb on July 28th, 2025 at 23:38 UTC »
A little bit more info: "An active shooter situation is unfolding at the Blackstone building, 345 Park Avenue near East 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. A suspect armed with an assault rifle has reportedly shot at least one person, possibly a police officer. [Update: they may have shot a civilian as well.] NYPD has locked down the area, with about 100 people sheltering in place." (not much more than this in the link, but I'm including it to show the source: https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/new-york-city-shooting-active-shooter-reported-on-park-avenue-in-midtown-manhattan-video-article-152366549)
As I was writing the above, a new update: >Police sources say the officer and civilian were shot on the street at the location, and the suspect fled into the office building.
Source: https://abc11.com/post/nyc-shooting-news-new-york-city-police-officer-civilian-shot-midtown-manhattan-suspect-park-ave-sources-say/17340978/
fxkatt on July 28th, 2025 at 23:37 UTC »
The building houses numerous prominent offices and businesses, including Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, Blackstone, the National Football League, and various medical practices.
Anyone of these could draw some unwanted attention. Insufferably hot day in the city to combine with this shooter business on 52nd and Park