Park Avenue Gunman Drove Cross Country Before Committing the Attack, Police Said
Ms. Tisch identified the man as Shane Tamura, 27, and said it was unclear what had motivated him to drive from Las Vegas to unleash mayhem in the heart of Manhattan at the end of the work day.
Speaking beside Mayor Eric Adams at a news conference, she said that law enforcement in Nevada had told the police department that Mr. Tamura had 'a documented mental health history' but did not elaborate. She said he appeared to have acted alone.
'We are still unraveling what took place,' the mayor said.
The rampage took place at 345 Park Avenue, a skyscraper blocks from Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick's Cathedral. The workplace mass shooting was particularly shocking in the center of New York City, where such attacks are virtually unheard of.
Ms. Tisch said that Mr. Tamura's car was recorded passing through Colorado on Saturday, then Nebraska and Iowa on Sunday, before he arrived in New York City on Monday afternoon. He drove to Park Avenue, where he double parked his BMW just outside the skyscraper. He then marched inside with an AR-15-style rifle and began to spray the lobby with gunfire, peeking behind a security desk to shoot one of his victims and firing on another who tried to take cover behind a pillar.
He then walked to the elevator bank, waited for an elevator to take him upstairs, letting a woman exit the car and walk safely past him before he got on and rode it to the 33rd floor.
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