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| Slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam |
UPDATE 9:35 AM: What is now known regarding the mass shooting that occurred on Monday evening, July 28, 2025, at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City:
On July 28, 2025, at approximately 6:28 p.m. EDT, 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura, a Las Vegas resident, entered the 44-story skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue, armed with an M4 rifle and wearing body armor. He killed four people, including an NYPD officer, and critically wounded another before dying by suicide on the 33rd floor. The building houses the NFL headquarters, Blackstone, KPMG, and Rudin Management offices.
Victims:
NYPD Officer Didarul Islam: A 36-year-old officer from the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, killed while working an off-duty paid security detail. An immigrant from Bangladesh, he was a three-and-a-half-year veteran, leaving behind a pregnant wife and two young sons. Mayor Eric Adams called him a “true blue hero.”
Wesley LePatner - Wesley LePatner: A Blackstone executive, confirmed dead by the company. Described as “brilliant, passionate, warm, generous,” she leaves behind a husband and children.
- Other Victims: The identities of the other two deceased victims, a man and a woman, have not been released pending family notification. A fifth victim, an NFL employee, was critically injured but is now in stable condition after surgery. Four others sustained minor injuries while fleeing.
Shane Devon Tamura, born in Hawaii and later a Las Vegas resident, had a documented history of mental health issues, as confirmed by Las Vegas authorities. He had no significant criminal record, only minor charges like trespassing and traffic violations. He held a valid Nevada concealed carry permit and an expired private investigator license.
Tamura drove cross-country from Las Vegas, passing through Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and New Jersey, arriving in New York City on July 28. His black BMW, double-parked outside the building, contained a rifle case, a loaded revolver, ammunition, a backpack, and prescription medication.
A three-page note found on Tamura referenced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease linked to head trauma, and expressed grievances against the NFL, stating, “You can’t go against the NFL, they’ll squash you.” He requested his brain be studied and mentioned a former NFL player, Terry Long, who died by suicide in 2005 after a CTE diagnosis. Tamura, a former high school football player in Southern California, believed he suffered from CTE, though this cannot be confirmed until a post-mortem examination.
The NYPD and FBI are investigating Tamura’s motives, focusing on the note suggesting a possible link to his belief about CTE and his anger toward the NFL. It remains unclear why he targeted 345 Park Avenue or why he went to the 33rd floor, where Rudin Management’s offices are located, instead of the NFL’s fifth-floor headquarters. Mayor Adams noted Tamura may have taken the wrong elevator.
Tamura entered the lobby, immediately shot Officer Islam, then fired at a woman behind a pillar and a security guard near the elevator bank. He spared a woman exiting an elevator, then took it to the 33rd floor, where he killed another person before shooting himself in the chest.
