Deadly armed attack at the NFL headquarters in New York »An employee was seriously injured, four people lost their lives
Article by Maria Olteanu – published Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 11:07 / Updated on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 11:07
An employee of the national American football league (NFL) was seriously injured in a fatal armed attack in New York, a soldier with four victims. The announcement was made by Roger Goodell, the head of the organization, in a statement addressed to the staff.
The armed attack took place in a skyscraper on Park Avenue, in the heart of the city. The attacker went down from an irregular parked car and was directed to the entrance of the building with an M4 rifle, according to the statements of the police chief, Jessica Tisch. Three innocent civilians, two men and a woman, as well as a police officer, lost their lives. A fifth person was shot and is seriously injuredaccording to sportnieuws.nl.
NFL employees have sheltered
The suspect left a woman out of the elevator and then went to the 33rd floor, where she shot her deadly. On that floor is the office of Rudin Management, Tisch said. NFL employees, the main US football league, have their offices on the 5th, 6, 7 and 8 floors.
❗️🚨🇺🇸 – A Gunman Wearing a Bulletproof west and armed with a rifle Entered 345 Park Avenue, 44 -Story Midtown Manhattan SkyScraper Housing Blackstone and NFL Headquarters.
The Suspect Opened Fire, Fatally Shooting An Nypd Officer from the 47th Precinct, Who Was Working A Paid… pic.twitter.com/wt25olu61j
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The present staff received a security alert: “Do not leave the building. Make your location and hide until the police evacuate your floor. Put your phone on silent.”
Employed nfl severely injured
Commissioner NFL, Roger Goodell, announced that an employee “was seriously injured in this attack.” “He is currently in the hospital, in a stable condition,” he wrote in a statement. “The NFL staff is at the hospital and we support their family.” According to Goodell, the other employees escaped teifers.
He also thanked the emergency services for the prompt and efficient intervention. NFL employees working at 345 Park Avenue can work from home on Tuesday or even get free. Goodell mentioned that the security of the building will be increased in the next period. “Each of you is a valuable member of the NFL family. We will go through this together,” he concluded.
Mental problems for the attacker
The attacker, Shane Tamura, 27, is from Las Vegas. It is assumed that he acted alone and, according to the American press, had “a medical history with mental problems.” In recent days, he led from his native state, Nevada, through Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa, District Colombia and New Jersey, to New York. He had only arrived there on Monday afternoon. A revolver and ammunition were found in the suspect's car.
The attacker's reason is not known. He died from a shot by shooting, according to the head of the police. It is most likely a suicide.
According to CNN, this is the 254th mass attack this year in the United States. An armed attack is considered mass when there are four or more victims, without including the attacker.
