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Roger Goodell reaches out to NFL employees, announces temporary closure following deadly NYC shooting that targeted league office
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed league employees in a memo Tuesday night, a day after a gunman opened fire in the New York City high-rise that houses the league offices, killing four and wounding a man that Goodell identified as a league employee. Goodell didn't provide a medical update on the league's wounded staff member, but noted that "he is currently surrounded by his family and members of the NFL community." Goodell announced that the league's Manhattan office at 345 Park Ave. will remain closed until at least Aug. 8 and asked employees who normally work in the building to work remotely until the 44-story office tower is ready to reopen for business. "We are strongest when we come together and support one another," Goodell wrote. ... "This has been a challenging time for our entire team. Please continue to take care of yourselves and one another." Goodell also announced a virtual town hall for NFL staff members on Wednesday to discuss the shooting and offered support from league management and the league's human resources staff. Shooter opened fire with assault rifle, targeted NFL office A man who the New York Police Department identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas stepped out of his car that he double parked outside the office building Monday evening carrying an M4 rifle, which is similar to the more commonly known AR-15. Per NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch, he walked into the lobby of the building and immediately opened fire, killing 36-year-old off-duty NYPD officer Didarul Islam and starting a shooting spree that killed three others. From the lobby, Tamura took an elevator to the 33rd floor, where he killed another person before taking his own life with a gunshot to the chest, according to Tisch. Per Tisch, Tamura drove across the country from Las Vegas starting Saturday and carried out the shooting shortly after arriving in New York Monday evening. Police found a rifle case with rounds, a loaded revolver, ammunition and magazines in the car that he left behind. Tamura's motive wasn't clear as Tisch and New York Mayor Eric Adams addressed media at a news conference Monday night. But police told ABC early Tuesday that Tamura left a note suggesting that the NFL was his target. Adams later told reporters that the NFL was the target of Tamura's rampage and that he appeared to have mistakenly taken the wrong elevator to the 33rd floor, which houses offices of the building's owner Rudin Management Company. The NFL is one of several tenants of the building and has offices on floors 5-8. The building also houses the offices of accounting firm KPMG and investment firm Blackstone. Shooter left note stating he suffered from CTE Tamura was a high school football player. Per ABC News, he wrote in his three-page note that he believed that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease associated with repeated head trauma that's commonly associated with football and other collision sports. Tamura's note accused the NFL of concealing the dangers to players' brains from playing football in order to maximize profits, according to ABC. The note also included a request from Tamura to study his brain for CTE, which can only be detected via postmortem inspection. The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner stated that it intends to examine Tamura's brain as part of his autopsy.
New York Post
an hour ago
- Business
- New York Post
Massacre at Park Avenue office tower by deranged Shane Tamura casts dark cloud on NYC's premiere business corridor
The massacre at one of the premiere buildings in Manhattan on Monday struck at the heart of the Big Apple's post-pandemic resiliency. Before mass murderer Shane Tamura left four innocent people dead after waltzing into 345 Park Ave., the famed boulevard had regained its top-dog status after years of corporate attrition to Hudson Yards and other areas. Park Avenue office vacancies are as low as 1% from Grand Central Terminal to East 59th Street. Advertisement 3 Before mass murderer Shane Tamura left four innocent people dead after waltzing into 345 Park Ave., the famed boulevard had regained its top-dog status after years of corporate attrition to Hudson Yards and other areas. AFP via Getty Images The 1969-vintage 345 Park between East 51st and East 52rd streets stands amidst landmarks such as the Seagram Building and Lever House. Behind its boxy-looking facade are a cross-section of diverse businesses that proclaim Manhattan's power and glory — accounting/consulting firm KPMG, real estate powerhouse Blackstone Group, the NFL, law firm Loeb & Loeb, and the Rudin organization that owns the tower. Advertisement Blackstone signed the city's largest office lease of 2024 at 345 Park — over one million square feet. The Rudin company, a legendary New York dynasty, plans to develop a new skyscraper with billionaire Ken Griffin for his hedge fund Citadel across the street at 350 Park Ave. Here is the latest on the NYC mass shooting: The NFL, Tamura's apparent intended target, is the most profitable sports league in the world, with annual revenue of nearly $20 billion — almost as much as for the NBA and MLB combined. When the announcers say of a disputed play, 'They'll review it in New York,' they mean at the Art McNally GameDay Central facility at 345 Park Ave. Advertisement The avenue throbs with renewed energy up and down. JPMorgan Chase's new skyscraper will open next month. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel just reopened after an eight-year restoration, looking better than ever. 3 Blackstone signed the city's largest office lease of 2024 at 345 Park — over one million square feet. John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock Developer David W. Levinson, who built 425 Park Avenue a few blocks north and filled it with tenants paying up to $300 per square foot, said, 'Park Avenue is the grandest boulevard of commerce in the world, with the best-quality buildings and the most prestigious tenants.' But however well-protected, they can still be vulnerable to the rogue act of 'what appears to be a very sick person. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families,' Levinson said. Advertisement How the shooting unfolded Reports of the shooting at 345 Park Ave. start coming in around 6:28 p.m. Shane Tamura, 27, is seen getting out of a black BMW between 51st and 52nd streets with an M4 rifle. He enters the lobby and turns right, where he shoots police officer Didarul Islam, 36, dead. Tamura guns down a woman cowering behind a pillar in the lobby, sprays more bullets and walks toward the elevator bank — where he shoots dead a security guard crouching at his desk. One more man reports being shot and injured in the lobby. He was in critical but stable condition. The gunman allows a woman to walk out of the elevators unharmed before heading up to the 33rd floor, where building owner Rudin Properties' offices are located, 'and begins to walk the floor, firing as he traveled.' One woman is shot and killed on that floor before Tamura shoots himself in the chest. It's unclear how long the mayhem lasted. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch posted on X at 7:52 p.m.: 'The scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized.' The madman's rampage reminds us that evil can strike the most secure-seeming location, even in the best of times. But the ghastly event likely won't lay a scratch on Park Avenue's fortune or reputation. It had nothing to do with city crime, which has fallen dramatically. Tamura brought his deranged intent and assault rifle from Las Vegas. 3 Flowers are left outside 345 Park Ave. on Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images Even so, the horror of one sunlit evening at 345 Park Ave. will haunt victims' families and their loved ones — and the hearts of all New Yorkers — forever.
New York Post
2 hours ago
- Business
- New York Post
NYC business leaders eye offering active shooter training to rattled workers after Shane Tamura massacre
Business leaders are vowing to beef up security for workers, including possibly so-called active shooter training, following the shocking massacre at a prime Manhattan office tower, The Post has learned. Crazed gunman Shane Tamura casually strolled into the building at 345 Park Ave while toting a semi-automatic weapon at around 6:30 p.m. Monday. Once inside, he began firing, ultimately leaving four people dead including an off-duty NYPD officer who was working security at the building, which houses among others employees from private equity firm Blackstone and the National Football League. 4 NYPD presence outside 345 Park Ave. on Tuesday. Robert Miller Businesses had begun to increase security, mostly around CEOs, following the cold-blooded execution of UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson as he was about to attend a conference in midtown Manhattan last year. Workers in the area received shelter in place warnings on their iPhone during the melee. But Tamura's senseless attack in the heart of the city's business district highlights the need to protect the rank and file even more, sources said. Kathy Wylde, the CEO of the NYC Partnership, the city's main business group, said that the initial response of businesses will be 'reminding employees about safety protocols for these situations. And visible extra security in lobbies for now.' Another executive at a big NY-based bank said there will be a push for formal active shooter training, which involves being aware of potential gunmen, assessing the situation and then engaging in what's known as 'run, hide and fight' strategy, the latter being a last resort. 4 UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson was gunned down last year in Manhattan. UnitedHealth Group Here is the latest on the NYC mass shooting: Reps for many Midtown firms did not want to provide exact details on their potential new security measures out of fear that they would be used by other murderous maniacs. 'We don't comment about security for obvious reasons,' said a flack at a big Manhattan based financial firm. 'Everybody beefed up security after the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder. We've always been robust at our building. Expect more of it.' Tamura, a casino security guard in Las Vegas, drove cross country to carry out his murder spree. 4 Shane Tamura, a casino security guard in Las Vegas, drove cross country to carry out his murder spree. AP How the shooting unfolded Reports of the shooting at 345 Park Ave. start coming in around 6:28 p.m. Shane Tamura, 27, is seen getting out of a black BMW between 51st and 52nd streets with an M4 rifle. He enters the lobby and turns right, where he shoots police officer Didarul Islam, 36, dead. Tamura guns down a woman cowering behind a pillar in the lobby, sprays more bullets and walks toward the elevator bank — where he shoots dead a security guard crouching at his desk. One more man reports being shot and injured in the lobby. He was in critical but stable condition. The gunman allows a woman to walk out of the elevators unharmed before heading up to the 33rd floor, where building owner Rudin Properties' offices are located, 'and begins to walk the floor, firing as he traveled.' One woman is shot and killed on that floor before Tamura shoots himself in the chest. It's unclear how long the mayhem lasted. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch posted on X at 7:52 p.m.: 'The scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized.' As news spread of shots being fired, employees at Blackstone barricaded themselves inside the main offices, which has since been dubbed the 'panic room.' 'It was chaotic and some peeps didn't even want to come out once they got the all clear,' said one financial executive with friends at the big PE firm. When they finally emerged, they discovered that Tamura gunned down one of their own, 43-year-old Wesley LePatner, a rising star in the firm's real estate business. Sources say LePatner was leaving to have drinks with a friend when Tamura opened fire in the building's lobby. 4 Tamura gunned down Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, a rising star in the firm's real estate business. Courtesy of Blackstone The married mother of two young boys was said to be on the verge of a major promotion as head of Blackstone's massive Real Estate Investment Trust business, called BREIT. 'She was a good friend and a beautiful soul,' is how one Wall Street executive described LePatner. 'The last thing she was thinking about was this.' Tamura, a former high school football player, had a history of mental illness. He killed himself with a bullet to the chest after the rampage. A note left behind said the target of his rampage was the NFL because he suffered from CTE, a brain-trauma injury that has afflicted several NFL players.
New York Post
2 hours ago
- Business
- New York Post
Trolls make sick Luigi Mangione-inspired memes about Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner who was killed in NYC shooting
Sick social media trolls celebrated the death of Wesley LePatner, the Blackstone executive killed in Monday's midtown mass shooting, sharing depraved Luigi Mangione-inspired memes. A photo of LePatner with the phrase 'LUIGI'D' stamped in red across the face of the former senior managing director of Blackstone circulated on the internet following the shooting spree at 345 Park Ave. on Monday. 4 Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner was among those killed in Monday's midtown mass shooting. Courtesy of Blackstone 4 A sickening image of LePatner with the phrase 'LUIGI'D' stamped in red across the face of the former senior managing director of Blackstone circulated on social media. X/@Pinko69420 'Wesley LePatner, CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, has been evicted from the mortal plane,' read the tasteless post shared on Facebook to thousands of likes. The dreadful post referenced the infamous Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the streets of Midtown Manhattan in a targeted assassination on Dec. 4. Mangione has become a cult-figure in some gutter-minded circles, which valorize the alleged assassin as a courageous critic of the healthcare industry. Other dirtbag leftists posted the phrase 'CEO DOWN' and openly mocked the mourning of the mother of two who was killed with an M4 carbine while leaving work during rush-hour Monday. 4 LePatner was one of four people killed in the office tower shooting spree on Monday. Blackstone LePatner, 46, was a senior managing director and the CEO of Blackstone's Real Estate Income Trust —- a $53 billion portfolio, according to Bloomberg. 'We cannot properly express the grief we feel upon the sudden and tragic loss of Wesley,' her family said in a statement Tuesday. 'She was the most loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and relative, who enriched our lives in every way imaginable.' 4 LePatner, 46, was a senior managing director and the CEO of Blackstone's Real Estate Income Trust —- a $53 billion portfolio, according to Bloomberg. X / @UJAfedNY The company further memorialized the loss of its valuable employee. 'Words cannot express the devastation we feel. Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed,' Blackstone said in a statement to The Post. LePatner was one of four people killed in the office tower shooting spree on Monday. Shane Tamura, 27, also allegedly killed NYPD police officer Didarul Islam, Rudin Management employee Julia Hyman, and security guard Aland Etienne before turning the gun on himself on the 33rd floor of the skyscraper.
New York Post
2 hours ago
- New York Post
NYC shooter Shane Tamura built AR-15 used in deadly rampage piece-by-piece — and his boss supplied a key part: sources
The assault rifle used in mass shooter Shane Tamura's deadly rampage at a Park Avenue skyscraper was assembled piece by piece – with the critical part purchased by his boss, according to officials and sources. The psycho's supervisor at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas allegedly supplied the Palmetto State Armory lower receiver for the AR-15 that Tamura used to kill four people, including an NYPD cop, sources told The Post. The lower receiver – which houses the trigger assembly, magazine well, and pistol grip – is the only AR-15 part classified as a firearm under federal law, and it requires a background check to buy. Advertisement The blood-stained rifle used by Tamura in the deadly attack at 345 Park Avenue. Obtained by the NY Post 'When you have an assault rifle of that sort, there are lower parts of the body, there are upper parts and different parts that assemble the gun,' Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday. 'The lower part, we are finding out, was purchased by an associate. It is undetermined at this time if he played any role at all in planning or carrying out this action. This is what the investigation would reveal. We are now attempting to identify him and question him at this time.' Advertisement The other parts of the rifle can be purchased online or in gun shops — without any background check required. The psycho's supervisor at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas allegedly supplied the Palmetto State Armory lower receiver for the AR-15 that Tamura used to kill four people, including an NYPD cop, sources told The Post. Obtained by NY Post The rifle was outfitted with a flashlight and a scope. It isn't considered a ghost gun because it has a traceable serial number. Advertisement Adams said a team of detectives are heading to Las Vegas – the city the shooter traveled from to carry out his bloodshed – to continue the investigation. Tamura – who obtained a gun permit in 2022 and retained it after notifying authorities he was experiencing suicidal thoughts – stormed the 44-story building, which houses Blackstone and NFL headquarters, and opened fire around 6:30 p.m. How the shooting unfolded Reports of the shooting at 345 Park Ave. start coming in around 6:28 p.m. Shane Tamura, 27, is seen getting out of a black BMW between 51st and 52nd streets with an M4 rifle. He enters the lobby and turns right, where he shoots police officer Didarul Islam, 36, dead. Tamura guns down a woman cowering behind a pillar in the lobby, sprays more bullets and walks toward the elevator bank — where he shoots dead a security guard crouching at his desk. One more man reports being shot and injured in the lobby. He was in critical but stable condition. The gunman allows a woman to walk out of the elevators unharmed before heading up to the 33rd floor, where building owner Rudin Properties' offices are located, 'and begins to walk the floor, firing as he traveled.' One woman is shot and killed on that floor before Tamura shoots himself in the chest. It's unclear how long the mayhem lasted. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch posted on X at 7:52 p.m.: 'The scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized.' Among the victims were NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, whose wife is pregnant with their third child; Blackstone executive and mother of two, Wesley LePatner; security guard Aland Etienna; and Julia Hyman, a management associate at building owner Rudin Management. Advertisement The mentally ill gunman left behind bizarre notes in his wallet claiming he had neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — the brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head, commonly found in football players. His scattered writings blamed football for his suspected case of CTE and begged for his brain to be studied in the wake of the massacre. Adams confirmed Tuesday that the deranged shooter appeared to have been targeting NFL's corporate headquarters, which has offices in the posh building. Investigators are still probing an exact motive for the bloodshed.
