A 27-year-old gunman armed with an assault-style rifle killed four people, including off-duty officer Didarul Islam, inside 345 Park Avenue on Monday evening before shooting himself dead, New York police said.
The fatal burst of gunfire began in the lobby of the Midtown Manhattan tower during the evening rush hour, then moved to a 33rd-floor office suite before the attacker turned the weapon on himself, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters on Monday night.
The gunman was identified as Shane Tamura, a Las Vegas resident who had driven across the U.S. in recent days. Tisch said he had a reported history of mental illness and appeared to have acted alone; investigators have yet to establish a motive. Preliminary checks showed no significant criminal record.
Tamura’s victims included Officer Islam, 36, a Bangladesh-born father of two whose wife is pregnant with their third child. Two men and a woman also died, while another man remains in hospital “fighting for his life,” Mayor Eric Adams said.
Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, condemned the attack as “pure evil” that struck “innocent people and one of our police officers who were protecting those people.”
Witnesses described chaotic scenes as the building, which houses the National Football League headquarters alongside offices for Blackstone and KPMG, was locked down amid a heavy police and FBI presence. “I just saw a lot of commotion and cops and people screaming,” said Russ McGee, 31, who was exercising in an adjacent gym.
Kyle Marshall, 38, working in a nearby Morgan Stanley office, said staff were kept inside until after 20:00. “The police responded quickly,” he added.
Authorities recovered the assault-style rifle at the scene. Searches of Tamura’s vehicle and background are continuing, but officials cautioned that determining his motive could take time.
Sanctions are a long-used tool designed as an alternative to military force and with the objective of changing governments’ behaviour, but they also...
Azerbaijan’s participation in the United States-backed Board of Peace reflects a clear calculation of national interest, according to Chingiz Mammad...
Millions of people in Britain are struggling to afford basic necessities, with a new report warning that the number living in the deepest levels of po...
A clock in a Tel Aviv square that became a rallying point for Israelis demanding the release of hostages taken during the October 2023 Hamas attack wa...
Turkish defence firm Aselsan announced on Monday that it had signed a deal with the NATO alliance, of which Türkiye is a longstanding member, for the...
Sanctions are a long-used tool designed as an alternative to military force and with the objective of changing governments’ behaviour, but they also end up hurting civilian citizens.
Azerbaijan’s participation in the United States-backed Board of Peace reflects a clear calculation of national interest, according to Chingiz Mammadov, Research Alumni of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
Turkish defence firm Aselsan announced on Monday that it had signed a deal with the NATO alliance, of which Türkiye is a longstanding member, for the supply of “Identification of Friend or Foe” (IFF) interrogator systems for use with Man-Portable Air Defense Systems, or MANPADS.
Secret negotiations between U.S. officials and the Taliban over remaining American detainees have stalled, after the Taliban publicly tied any further releases to the fate of the last Afghan held at Guantánamo Bay, according to a report by The New York Times published on 26 January 2026.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard following the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, an incident that has triggered protests and intensified tensions between state and federal authorities.
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday the country should not fear pursuing energy ties with the United States, as Caracas seeks to expand oil and gas production and attract foreign investment.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected a U.S. magazine report on the death toll during January unrest. Nationwide protests erupted in response to soaring inflation and a national currency crisis.
A mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV was illuminated on Sunday at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, continuing a centuries-old Vatican tradition marking the election of a new pope.
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has climbed to 6,126, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Millions of people in Britain are struggling to afford basic necessities, with a new report warning that the number living in the deepest levels of poverty has reached a 30-year high, driven by soaring housing costs and rising child poverty.
India and the European Union have finalised a long-pending trade deal, both sides said on Tuesday, calling it the “mother of all deals” as they seek to hedge against uncertainty in U.S. trade ties.
The Trump administration has signalled to Ukraine that U.S. security guarantees depend on Kyiv agreeing to a peace deal likely requiring it to cede the Donbas region to Russia, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
France’s National Assembly has approved a bill banning access to social media for children under 15, a move backed by President Emmanuel Macron and the government as part of efforts to protect teenagers’ mental and physical health.
Russian drones and missiles knocked out power in Kharkiv late Monday, while 23 people were wounded and an energy facility damaged in an overnight attack on Odesa, officials said.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment