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Toronto Sun
40 minutes ago
- Toronto Sun
New York City gunman bought rifle from his boss in Las Vegas
In a note found on his body, Shane Tamura assailed the NFL's handling of concerns about chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Published Jul 30, 2025 • 4 minute read A New York Police Department officer stands in front of a bullet-shattered building window at 345 Park Avenue after a gunman killed four people before turning the gun on himself on Monday evening in New York City, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images 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. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account 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. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 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. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 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. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. '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 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. Detectives scour for clues in Las Vegas 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. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 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 detail. 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. — Collins reported from Hartford, Connecticut. Contributing were Associated Press writers Philip Marcelo in East Meadow, New York, and Jim Mustian in New York City. Celebrity MLB Canada Opinion Columnists
NBC Sports
an hour ago
- NBC Sports
Report: 345 Park Avenue shooter bought assault rile from casino coworker
The man who killed four and seriously injured another at the building that houses the NFL's offices bought the gun from a coworker at a Las Vegas casino. Via the Associated Press, the New York Police Department has said that 27-year-old Shane Tamura purchased the AR-15-style rifle from his supervisor at the Horseshoe Las Vegas. The supervisor, whose name has not yet been released, legally bought the AR-15-style rifle for $1,400. It's not known whether the sale of the gun from the supervisor to Tamura was legal. The supervisor has cooperated with police, and he has yet to be charged. Tamura, who had a history of mental illness, had a note in his possession attributing his issues on CTE due to playing football. Meanwhile, the first of the four victims was laid to rest on Wednesday. Julia Hyman, 27, was buried after a service at a Manhattan synagogue. She had worked at Rudin Management, which owns the building. She was shot and killed on the 33rd floor of the building.
The Hill
6 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Mamdani pays tribute to officer killed in New York shooting
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani paid tribute to the fallen off-duty officer killed in a shooting in a Midtown Manhattan office building on Monday. Mamdani said at a press conference on Wednesday that he visited the family of Didarul Islam, who immigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh and joined the New York Police Department (NYPD) in December 2021. Islam, who was 36 years old, was the first person shot and killed during the shooting. He also spoke of the three other victims killed in the shooting and said millions of New Yorkers are praying for those injured. 'In this moment of mourning and of grief, I want to thank law enforcement for their response to the horrific shooting on Monday and their work in keeping New Yorkers safe,' Mamdani said. 'I ask that in this moment, we come together as New Yorkers and we remember our four neighbors that were killed, we honor their memories and we live up to the way in which they led their lives.' Mamdani had been in Uganda, where he is originally from, celebrating his wedding from earlier this year. He had planned to return to the U.S. by the end of the month. His meeting with Islam's family came after he received some backlash for his past criticism of the NYPD, including allegations of racial discrimination. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whom Mamdani defeated in the Democratic primary but is now running against him in the general election as an independent, argued during an appearance on CNN that Mamdani doesn't understand the importance of the police department and public safety. Mamdani previously supported the 'defund the police' movement in 2020 but said during a primary debate this year that he didn't plan to do so. Cuomo, however, argued that Mamdani's past comments could hurt morale in the police department. Mamdani also called for increased gun regulations in response to the shooting and backed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) push for the revival of a federal assault weapons ban. 'As New Yorkers across the five boroughs and Americans across the country mourn this mass shooting, we are reminded that no matter how strong our gun laws are in this state, we are only as safe as the weakest laws in this nation,' he said.
USA Today
8 hours ago
- Politics
- USA Today
Trump-requested Epstein and Maxwell grand jury records cover only two witnesses
The Justice Department indicated in recent court filings that grand jury transcripts tied to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, if released, might not provide much new information. The grand jury transcripts President Donald Trump is seeking in New York as he tries to quell his base's outrage over the White House's decision not to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein cover only two witnesses, according to the Justice Department. Those witnesses are an FBI agent and a detective with the New York Police Department, DOJ officials said in a July 29 court filing. Both witnesses testified in the federal grand jury proceedings that led to charges against convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence. Only the FBI agent testified before the grand jury that charged Epstein with sex trafficking in 2019. The fact that just two people are on the witness list, both members of enforcement, could mean the transcripts might not be revelatory, even if they are released. A Manhattan federal district court is currently deciding whether to unseal the records for public viewing. A Florida federal district court separately ruled July 23 that Epstein-related records tied to federal grand jury proceedings in that state must remain private. The New York police detective who testified in the Maxwell-related proceedings in Manhattan was serving with the FBI's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force at the time, according to the Justice Department. What will be new in grand jury transcripts? The Justice Department offered a couple of indications in the latest court filing that the transcripts might not reveal much that the public doesn't already know. In addition to just having two witnesses in the transcripts, the court filing suggests that at least a significant portion of what those witnesses said may have been repeated at trial by victims of Epstein and Maxwell. In other words, it wouldn't be new information to the public. "Many of the victims whose accounts relating to Epstein and Maxwell that were the subject of grand jury testimony testified at trial consistent with the accounts described by an FBI agent and the detective," according to the Justice Department's filing. Some of the victims also publicized their accounts in the context of civil lawsuits, the department added. Several witnesses testified in Maxwell's month-long trial in 2021, which ended with her conviction for conspiring to entice and transport minors for illegal sex acts with Epstein and sex trafficking a minor to him. Prosecutors said Maxwell helped Epstein recruit, groom, and abuse minor girls from about 1994 to about 2004, including girls as young as 14. Will transcripts satisfy public outrage over Epstein? Justice Department officials asked for the transcripts to be released at the request of Trump, who said in a Truth Social post on July 17 that he made the request based on "the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein." Department officials have called for redacting personal identifying information if courts approve of making the records public. That caveat could further disappoint members of the public who have clamored for the government to release the names of any potential Epstein clients suspected of participating with the disgraced financier in a sex-trafficking ring. Several officials in Trump's administration have fanned the flames of those conspiracies for years, including FBI Director Kash Patel, who told right-wing media figure Glenn Beck in 2023 that the head of President Joe Biden's FBI had direct control of an Epstein "black book." However, in a memo released July 7, the Justice Department and the FBI said a review of the government's records on Epstein failed to turn up a client list and that no further disclosures were warranted. In the wake of that memo, even some congressional Republicans have clamored for the files' release or introduced legislation to try to force the Trump administration's hand. Republican leadership has so far blocked the legislation, and White House officials continue to resist those calls.
The Hill
12 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Andrew Cuomo: Mamdani doesn't understand ‘importance' of NYPD, public safety
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent in the New York City mayoral race, said Tuesday that his Democratic competitor Zohran Mamdani would hurt the morale of local police if elected. Cuomo, in his criticism, pointed to Mamdani's past statements about the New York Police Department (NYPD), including allegations of widespread racial discrimination. 'Who would want to work for a mayor who basically called — not basically — did call the police officers racists? I think he would aggravate what is already a bad situation. And I don't think he understands the importance of the NYPD and the importance of public safety,' Cuomo said during an appearance on CNN's 'The Arena.' 'And something like this happens, and then it really is a reality check for all this political theory and political hype that we have going on in this country, with the extreme left postulating these theories that have no connection to reality,' he told host Kasie Hunt. Mamdani, a Ugandan immigrant and Democratic socialist, was recently criticized for previous posts condemning local police in 2020, a year filled with racial tensions and reports of police brutality. Citizens decried the 2014 death of Eric Garner, who was strangled to death by an NYPD officer. 'All this misery. All for money. In the last budget, the City Council tried to make the NYPD reduce its overtime budget by half. They simply refused. There is no negotiating with an institution this wicked & corrupt,' Mamdani wrote online in December 2020, according to Fox News. 'Defund it. Dismantle it. End the cycle of violence.' During a primary debate, Mamdani said he has no plans to defund the police. However, Cuomo said his opponent was making 'politics of public safety' and noted that his past rhetoric could negatively impact the current force if Mamdani was elected. 'I was governor for 11 years, Kasie. And every morning, it could be, God forbid, another 9/11,' the former governor said during the interview. 'It could be a Hurricane Sandy. It could be a COVID pandemic. And this city is very diverse, very concentrated. It is a delicate balance.' 'And public safety is job one. And when you talk about defunding the police, dismantling the police department, that they are racists, that they are anti-queer, and you demoralize them to the point where they're quitting at record levels, you can't hire new police, that is a dangerous situation,' he continued 'You're creating a dangerous situation.' His remarks come just days after four people were killed, including an NYPD officer, and a fifth seriously injured during a shooting in Manhattan. The suspect, 27-year-old Shane Tamura, was also among the victims after a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The city's mayoral candidates, including Cuomo and Mamdani, condemned the incident and thanked the first responders and NYPD for their efforts. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is also running as an independent, also ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims.
