LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas gunman shot 5 individuals, together with an off-duty New York Metropolis police officer, at a Manhattan skyscraper, earlier than fatally capturing himself, NYC officers confirmed Monday.
Officers recognized the shooter as Shane Tamura, 27. Tamura carried a Las Vegas Metro Police Division hid carry allow, a regulation enforcement supply informed the 8 Information Now Investigators. Officers in New York Metropolis positioned identification on Tamura’s physique, together with the allow, in response to AP sources.
Shane Tamura was recognized because the suspected gunman in a capturing in New York. (KLAS)
Tamura was arrested in 2023 for a trespassing cost, although prosecutors later dropped it, information stated. Tamura’s legal report consists of minor site visitors violations.
A number of useless, together with gunman in Manhattan skyscraper capturing: sources
4 individuals had been killed within the capturing on Monday, together with NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was an immigrant from Bangladesh, New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams stated.
A New York police officer talks with a girl as she exits a Manhattan workplace constructing the place two individuals had been shot together with a police officer, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photograph/Angelina Katsanis)
A New York police officer stands watch on 52nd Road outdoors a Manhattan workplace constructing the place at the very least two individuals had been shot, together with a police officer, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photograph/Angelina Katsanis)
A New York police investigator exits her car on the scene outdoors a Manhattan workplace constructing the place two individuals had been shot together with a police officer, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photograph/Angelina Katsanis)
Police imagine Tamura drove from Las Vegas to New York Metropolis in his personal car, officers stated Monday. The car Tamura exited earlier than the capturing was registered to him in Nevada. Inside, officers discovered remedy prescribed to Tamura, a rifle case with rounds of ammunition, a loaded revolver, and magazines.
Tamura’s car crossed the nation by Colorado on July 26 and thru Nebraska and Iowa on July 27. It was recorded in New Jersey at 4:24 p.m. EST Monday earlier than coming into New York, officers stated.
Tamura had a documented psychological well being historical past, New York officers stated. A Las Vegas police supply informed the 8 Information Now Investigators that Tamura was not on their radar however could have had interactions with officers or disaster groups. His motives remained underneath investigation as of Monday evening.
4 individuals had been handled for minor accidents they sustained whereas making an attempt to flee. The lone survivor of the capturing was hospitalized.
The Manhattan skyscraper homes a few of the nation’s high monetary corporations, Rudin Administration, and the Nationwide Soccer League.
