A note written by the shooting suspect was found at the midtown Manhattan office building scene where he killed four people, including an NYPD officer, and himself a day ago, officials familiar with the investigation said overnight. That document may have insight into a potential motive for the attack.
Law enforcement has identified the gunman in Monday’s Park Avenue shooting as 27-year-old Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas. At a press conference late that night, they said he had a “documented mental health history.”
According to officials familiar with the investigation, in the note found at the scene, Tamura voiced anger that his mental illness may be linked to his having played football in his youth. The Park Avenue address he targeted is home to the NFL’s corporate offices, among others. Investigators are looking into that as a possible motive.
Specifically, the Park Avenue shooting suspect’s note wonders about “CTE” being a possible cause of his mental illness. CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease found in individuals with a history of repetitive head trauma. Symptoms include cognitive impairment and mood, personality and behavioral changes, as well as movement disorders. It can only be diagnosed in autopsy.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed the shooting in a note to employees late Monday. He noted an NFL employee was seriously injured in the attack and was last said to be hospitalized in stable condition.
Calling the shooting an “unspeakable act of violence,” Goodell said there would be an increased security presence at the building in the days and weeks to come. Grief counselors will be on hand, he said, and urged all employees to take advantage of the resources available to them.
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Few details have been released so far about the victims in the shooting apart from the NYPD officer who was killed as he worked paid detail at the building on his day off.
The investment firm Blackstone confirmed Tuesday that one of its executive employees had been killed.
“We are heartbroken to share that our colleague, Wesley LePatner, was among those who lost their lives in the tragic incident at 345 Park Avenue,” the company said in a statement. “Words cannot express the devastation we feel. Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed.”
“She was brilliant, passionate, warm, generous, and deeply respected within our firm and beyond,” it continued. “She embodied the best of Blackstone. Our prayers are with her husband, children and family. We are also saddened by the loss of the other innocent victims as well, including brave security personnel and NYPD.
The officer who was killed was Didarul Islam, 36, an immigrant from Bangladesh who had served as a police officer in New York City for just over three years, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.
Islam leaves behind two young boys, and his wife is pregnant with their third child, Tisch said.
“He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm’s way. He made the ultimate sacrifice,” Tisch said. “He died as he lived. A hero.”
Four other people got minor injuries attempting to flee the scene.
Mayor Eric Adams says officials are still “unraveling” what took place.
Surveillance video showed a man exit a double-parked BMW while carrying an M4 rifle before walking toward the building. Tisch said he immediately opened fire on the New York Police Department officer as he entered the building and shot a woman who tried to take cover and then began “spraying” the lobby with gunfire.
The man then made his way to the elevator bank and shot a security guard who was taking cover behind a security desk and shot another man in the lobby, the commissioner said.
The man took the elevator to the 33rd floor to a real estate management company and shot and killed one person on the floor. The man then walked down a hallway and shot himself, the commissioner said.
Officers found a rifle case, a revolver, magazines and ammunition in his car, Tisch said.
She said an initial investigation shows his vehicle traveled across the country, through Colorado on July 26, then Nebraska and Iowa on July 27 and arrived in Columbia, New Jersey, as recently as 4:24 p.m. Monday. He drove into New York City shortly thereafter, she said.
No one answered the door at the address listed for Tamura in Las Vegas.
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