An NFL employee was seriously injured in a shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office tower Monday where a gunman killed at least four people before turning his weapon on himself.
The League has its headquarters in the 44-story building at 52nd and Park Avenue.
“A gunman committed an unspeakable act of violence in our building at 345 Park Avenue. One of our employees was seriously injured in this attack. He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition. NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.
All other employees are safe and accounted for, Goodell said. New York employees were to work remotely Tuesday. There will be an increased security presence at the building in the days and weeks to come, he said in the message.
The NYPD said the shooter, identified as Shane Tamura, 27, a Las Vegas resident, had apparently traveled cross country. He parked outside the building and entered about 6:30 pm and began shooting in the lobby, killing an off-duty NYPD officer, before taking the elevator to the 33rd floor to the offices of Rudin Management, the owner of the building, where he continued shooting before turning the gun on himself.
The building also houses multiple financial firms.
According to news reports, Tamura was a star high school football player who carried a note claiming he suffered from CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and asked that his brain be studied.
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