Five people, including a policeman, died in an office building in the center of Manhattan on Monday evening as a result of shooting, the shooter committed suicide.
According to the NBC News channel with reference to the representative of the New York police, among the dead – police officer. He is identified as Didarul Islam, an immigrant from Bangladesh and the father of two children, his wife is pregnant. On that day, he worked as a guard at non-working hours, the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, told reporters, calling him a “real hero.”
Law enforcement sources reported that the shooter committed suicide. The motive of the crime is not yet known. The investigation studies various versions based on data about the personality of the attacker.
Fox News reported at least six victims. ABC News, referring to the source, reports that the suspect, who opened fire in the office building, committed suicide on the 33rd floor.
According to CNN, the shooter is a 27-year-old man from Las Vegas. The police believe that he acted alone. Jessica Tish, the Commissioner of the New York police, confirmed that “a single shooter was neutralized.”
Tish said that the firing, recognized as Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old resident of Las Vegas with a history of mental illness, in recent days drove through the whole country to New York.
The shooting occurred in the building in which the headquarters of Blackstone, as well as the National Football League (NFL), said, clarified by ABC. KPMG and JP Morgan offices are also rented there, NBC noted. The police blocked the building. The FBI reported that they sent their employees to the scene.
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