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Indian Express
27 minutes ago
- Indian Express
NYPD officer killed in Manhattan office shooting to be laid to rest
A New York City police officer who was among the four people shot and killed by a gunman during a rampage at a Manhattan office tower will be laid to rest Thursday. Officer Didarul Islam, 36, was fatally shot Monday in a midtown building that houses the National Football League's headquarters. A security guard, real estate company employee and investment firm executive were also killed. The gunman also shot and wounded a fifth victim, an NFL employee, before killing himself. On Thursday morning, officers in dress uniform lined up four rows deep in front of a Bronx mosque before viewings began. The viewings will be followed by a prayer service. Islam will then be buried at a cemetery in Totowa, New Jersey. Islam was the gunman's first victim when he strode into the lobby of the Park Avenue office tower with an AR-15-style rifle at around 6:30 pm and immediately opened fire. Islam had been working a department-approved private security detail in uniform at the time. An immigrant from Bangladesh, Islam had worked his way up the nation's largest police force, serving as a school safety agent before becoming a patrol officer less than four years ago. He was assigned to a precinct in the Bronx, the city borough where he lived with his wife and two young sons. His wife is expecting the birth of their third child soon. 'He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice,' Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. 'He died as he lived. A hero.' Another victim, Julia Hyman, was buried following an emotional service Wednesday at a Manhattan synagogue. The 27-year-old Cornell University graduate had worked for Rudin Management, which owns the building. Funeral arrangements for the two other victims, security guard Aland Etienne and investment firm executive Wesley LePatner, have not been made public. Police have identified the gunman as Shane Tamura, a 27-year old former high school football player, who authorities say drove from his home in Las Vegas to Manhattan because he believed he had a brain disease linked to contact sports and accused the NFL of hiding the dangers of playing football. Police have said the casino worker had a history of mental illness, but they haven't elaborated other than to say they found psychiatric medication prescribed to him at his residence in Las Vegas.
6 hours ago
NYPD officer killed in Manhattan office shooting to be laid to rest
NEW YORK -- A New York City police officer who was among the four people shot and killed by a gunman during a rampage at a Manhattan office tower will be laid to rest Thursday. Officer Didarul Islam, 36, was fatally shot Monday in a midtown building housing the National Football League's headquarters. A security guard, real estate firm employee and investment firm executive were also killed. The gunman also shot and wounded a fifth victim, an NFL employee, before killing himself. Islam's funeral will take place at Parkchester Jame Masjid Funeral Home in the Bronx. There will be separate viewings for men, women and close friends and family, followed by a prayer service. He will then be buried at a cemetery in Totowa, New Jersey. Islam was the gunman's first victim when he strode into the lobby of the Park Avenue office tower with an AR-15-style rifle at around 6:30 p.m. and immediately opened fire. Islam had been working a department-approved private security detail in uniform at the time. An immigrant from Bangladesh, Islam had worked his way up the nation's largest police force, serving as a school safety agent before becoming a patrol officer less than four years ago. He was assigned to a precinct in the Bronx, the city borough where he lived with his wife and two young sons. The couple is also expecting the birth of their third child soon. 'He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice,' Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. 'He died as he lived. A hero.' Another victim, Julia Hyman, was buried following an emotional service Wednesday at a Manhattan synagogue. The 27-year-old Cornell University graduate had worked for Rudin Management, which owns the building. Funeral arrangements for the two other victims, security guard Aland Etienne and investment firm executive Wesley LePatner, have not been made public. Police have identified the gunman as Shane Tamura, a 27-year old former high school football player, who authorities say drove from his home in Las Vegas to Manhattan because he believed he had a brain disease linked to contact sports and accused the NFL of hiding the dangers of playing football. Police have said the casino worker had a history of mental illness, but they haven't elaborated other than to say they found psychiatric medication prescribed to him at his residence in Las Vegas.
NDTV
8 hours ago
- NDTV
New York Gunman Bought Rifle From His Boss At Las Vegas Casino
New York: A man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack, and the car he drove across country, from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino, authorities said Wednesday. Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot three people Monday in the building lobby before taking an elevator to the 33rd floor, killing a fourth victim and then ending his own life, according to police. The building housed the National Football League's headquarters and other corporate offices. In a note found on his body, Tamura assailed the NFL's handling of concerns about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and the former high school football player claimed he himself had the degenerative brain disease, according to police. Known as CTE, it has been linked to concussions and other head trauma. At Tamura's Las Vegas studio apartment, investigators found a note with a different troubled message, police said Wednesday. They said the note expressed a feeling that his parents were disappointed in him and included an apology to his mother. Police said they also found a psychiatric medication, an epilepsy drug, and an anti-inflammatory that had been prescribed to Tamura. Investigating his movements as well as his mindset, detectives learned that he purchased the rifle and car from his supervisor at a job in the surveillance department at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, the New York Police Department said. The supervisor legally bought the AR-15-style rifle he sold to Tamura for $1,400, police said, adding that they had erred in saying earlier that the supervisor supplied only parts of the rifle. It wasn't immediately clear whether the gun sale was legal. Police didn't identify the supervisor, who has been forthcoming with them and hasn't been charged with any crimes. Tamura had alluded to him, apologetically, in the note found in the gunman's wallet after the rampage, police said. As investigators worked in both New York and Las Vegas, one of the victims, real estate firm worker Julia Hyman, was buried after a packed, emotional Wednesday service at a Manhattan synagogue. Her uncle, Rob Pittman, said the 27-year-old lived "with wide open eyes" and "courage and conviction." Hyman had worked since November at Rudin Management, which owns the building and has offices on the 33rd floor. A 2020 graduate of Cornell University, she had been the captain of Riverdale Country School's soccer, swimming and lacrosse teams in her senior year, school officials said. Relatives and colleagues of another victim, security guard Aland Etienne, remembered him at a gathering at his union's office. The unarmed Etienne, who leaves a wife and two children, was shot as he manned the lobby security desk. "We lost a hero," younger brother Smith Etienne said. "He didn't wear no cape. Had no fancy gear. He wore a security officer's uniform." Police were preparing for a funeral on Thursday for Officer Didarul Islam. A member of the force for over three years, he was killed while working, in uniform, at a department-approved second job providing security for the building. Funeral arrangements for Etienne and the fourth victim, investment firm executive Wesley LePatner, haven't been made public. An NFL employee who was badly wounded in the attack is expected to survive. Teams of New York City detectives continued working Wednesday in Las Vegas, where they had a warrant to search Tamura's locker at the Horseshoe casino and were awaiting warrants to search his phone and laptop, police said. They also planned to speak to his parents. Besides the note and medication at his apartment, they found a tripod for his rifle, a box for a revolver that was found in his car in New York, and ammunition for both guns, the police department said. Police have said Tamura had a history of mental illness, but they haven't given details. In September 2023, he was arrested on a misdemeanor trespassing charge after allegedly being told to leave a suburban Las Vegas casino and becoming agitated at being asked for his ID. Prosecutors later dismissed the case. His psychiatric history would not have prevented him from legally purchasing the revolver just last month. Nevada is among 21 states with a red-flag law that allows for weapons to be taken from people if courts determine they pose a risk to themselves or others. First, relatives or law enforcement must seek a so-called extreme risk protection order. A new state law, effective this month, also lets officers confiscate firearms in the immediate vicinity of someone placed on a mental health crisis hold. "These laws only work if someone makes use of them," said Lindsay Nichols, policy director of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Economic Times
11 hours ago
- Economic Times
Park Avenue shooter Shane Tamura bought AR-15 from Vegas supervisor, left apology note before rampage; here's what NYPD found
Synopsis NYPD detectives, collaborating with Nevada authorities, are investigating the Park Avenue shooting carried out by Shane Tamura. A search of Tamura's Las Vegas apartment revealed ammunition, medications, and items related to an AR-15-style rifle. Tamura fatally shot four individuals before taking his own life, leaving behind a suicide note claiming CTE and blaming the NFL, though confirmation is pending. NYT News Service A photo provided by the New York Police Department shows the gun used in the attack at 345 Park Avenue. The gunman who killed a police officer and three other people at a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday bought his assault rifle for $1,400 from the man who supervised him at his job at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, New York police officials said on Wednesday., July 30, 2025. (New York Police Department via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY -- As the investigation into the Park Avenue office building shooting continues, NYPD detectives, in coordination with Nevada authorities, executed a search warrant at the Las Vegas home of the gunman, 27-year-old Shane Tamura, who was planning prior to the deadly recovered several items from Tamura's studio apartment, including ammunition, a notepad with a handwritten apology to his family, and multiple prescription bottles. Also Read: What we know so far about James Andrew McGann, the suspect in the killings of a married couple hiking at Devil's Den State ParkAccording to law enforcement sources, cited by NBC New York, the medications included antidepressants, anti-psychotics, anti-epileptics, and anti-inflammatories. Investigators also found a tripod believed to be intended for an AR-15-style rifle, a single rifle round, and a handgun box matching the revolver discovered in Tamura's car on Park Avenue. Approximately 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition were also recovered. Tamura fatally shot four people, NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, Aland Etienne, Julia Hyman, and Wesley Lepatner, before taking his own life in a Manhattan office building that houses the NFL's headquarters. In a suicide note discovered on his body, Tamura claimed to suffer from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and accused the NFL of concealing the dangers of brain injuries. However, the medical examiner has not yet confirmed whether Tamura had CTE, noting that the condition can only be diagnosed posthumously through neuropathological evidence emerged from Tamura's vehicle, which was double-parked on Park Avenue during the rampage. According to the NBC New York report, the car contained a large beige duffle bag believed to have held the rifle, a prescription pill bottle in a cup holder, and a cardboard box filled with plastic bags containing dozens of also interviewed an associate in Nevada who allegedly supplied Tamura with the AR-15-style rifle. Initially believed to have only provided the weapon's lower receiver, police later clarified that the man, Tamura's supervisor at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, had legally sold Tamura the complete rifle for $1,400. That individual has not been charged with a crime but was mentioned in Tamura's final note, in which he expressed regret and who worked in the casino's surveillance department and had a background in high school football, had two documented mental health incidents in 2022 and 2024. In one incident, NBC reported that he was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing at a Las Vegas casino but later released after the case was dismissed. The nature of his mental health history and its impact on his ability to legally purchase firearms remains under investigation.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
Midtown Manhattan shooting: Fundraisers for Didarul Islam's family cross $250k; NYPD mourns father-of-two killed on duty
More than $250,000 has been raised through two separate fundraisers to support the family of NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was fatally shot during a mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan earlier this week. One fundraiser, set up on for the 36-year-old father of two, had collected $195,561 by 8:30 pm on Wednesday. It aims to reach a goal of $500,000. 'Didarul Islam was more than a police officer — he was a devoted father to two young boys, a beloved son, a caring husband, and a big brother not only to his sisters but to countless cousins, both here and in Bangladesh,' the organisers wrote. 'We lost not just a brother, but a piece of our hearts.' A second campaign, created by Tom Grech of the Queens Chamber of Commerce on GoFundMe, had raised $56,641 by the same time. All proceeds will go to Islam's family, New York Post reported. Islam's wife is due to give birth to the couple's third child next month. He was on duty providing security at 345 Park Ave at around 6:30 pm on Monday when Shane Tamura, a disgruntled Las Vegas security guard harbouring a grudge against the NFL, entered the skyscraper with an AR-15-style assault rifle. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Featuring Brigade Ebony™ at Brigade Showcase 2025 | Aug 8–10, Sheraton Grand, Brigade Gateway Brigade Group Learn More Undo Tamura fatally shot Islam, fellow security guard Aland Etienne, and Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner in the building's lobby before taking an elevator to the 33rd floor. There, he killed Julia Hyman, an associate at Rudin Management, who was laid to rest at a funeral on Wednesday, before turning the gun on himself. According to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who was a friend of LePatner's, Tamura blamed the NFL for a brain injury he claimed to have suffered while playing high school football. However, he ended up in the wrong elevator bank and never reached the NFL offices located in the building. 'PO Didarul Islam was a hero from the moment he put on our uniform,' NYPD Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said this week. 'When pure evil showed up on his post last night, he stood between that evil and innocent people,' Hendry added. 'Police officers are mourning him as a friend and co-worker, but we ask all New Yorkers to honor him as the hero he was.'
