An employee of the NFL, whose headquarters are in the New York City building targeted in a deadly shooting Monday, was “seriously injured” in the attack, league commissioner Roger Goodell said in a staff memo.
“As has been widely reported, 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,” Goodell wrote in the memo, which was obtained by Variety. “He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition. NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family.”
Goodell did not identify the NFL employee who was injured. The NFL believes that “all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for, and the building has nearly been cleared,” the commissioner wrote in the memo, sent late Monday night.
According to the AP, authorities identified the attacker as Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, had a “documented mental health history,” according to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. His motive remained unknown.
Four people, including an off-duty New York City police officer, were killed in the incident and another person was critically wounded in the Midtown Manhattan shooting, authorities said. The attacker died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the man who was wounded in the attack was “fighting for his life” at a nearby hospital, Reuters reported.
According to surveillance video, the shooter exited a BMW parked outside the building just before 6:30 p.m. Monday carrying an M4 rifle, per the Associated Press. The attacked then entered the building’s lobby and shot and killed the NYPD officer, who was working a corporate security detail at the location, and then shot a woman who tried to take cover as he sprayed the lobby with gunfire, the AP reported.
The NFL occupies the fifth floor in the X-story building at 345 Park Avenue. Other businesses with offices located in the building include private-equity firm Blackstone, KPMG and real estate management and development firm Rudin Management.
Goodell, in the memo, said the NFL is “deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat quickly and decisively and to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others.” He also wrote that there will be “an increased security presence at 345 Park Avenue in the days and weeks to come.”
The commissioner also wrote that the NFL provides “significant resources” to all employees, including grief counselors. Goodell said staffers based in New York should work remotely Tuesday. “It is understandable if you prefer to take the day off,” he wrote.
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