Four killed in Manhattan, NYC.
Miami, United States, Jul 28 (EFE).-
At least four people, including a police officer, were killed and another was wounded in a shooting in the Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, Mayor Eric Adams said, adding that the shooter also died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“The entire event is still under investigation, and we’re working with our partners at the FBI. We’re carefully searching the office building, however, we believe the incident is over, and the shooter was acting alone. He is now dead, and New Yorkers have nothing further to fear,” Adams said in a message on X.
The mayor added that the shooter died “from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said the incident began around 6:20pm local time (10:20pm GMT) when the attacker exited a black vehicle parked near an office building in the Midtown area, entering with a long gun in his arm.
There, he entered the building’s lobby, shot and killed the police officer. He then shot a woman and a security guard, then took the elevator to the 33rd floor and began firing as he went.
“Then, (the attacker) walked down a hallway and shot himself in the chest,” Tisch explained.
The attacker was identified as Shane Devone Tamura, a 27-year-old man who traveled in his own car from Las Vegas to New York, where he arrived on Monday. According to the commissioner, the man “has a documented mental health history,” adding that they are still trying to clarify the motive for the attack.
In the vehicle, police found “a rifle case with ammunition, a loaded revolver magazine, a backpack, and prescription medication for Devone Tamura.”
Tisch also clarified that four other people are being treated for injuries they received during the escape.
The deceased police officer is Didarul Islam, 36, a three-year veteran of the force, Adams reported.
The shooting took place in a skyscraper that houses the headquarters of companies such as the investment giant Blackstone, the National Football League (NFL), and the accounting and financial consulting firm KPMG, among others.
This is the 254th mass shooting in the United States this year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive, which tracks these types of incidents and classifies mass shootings as those in which the number of dead or wounded is four or more, not including the shooter. EFE asg-hbc/lds
