President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to the shooting in Midtown Manhattan that resulted in the deaths of four people at Blackstone’s New York headquarters on Monday evening.
‘I trust our law enforcement agencies to get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence,’ Trump wrote on social media about the deadliest mass shooting in his ‘beloved’ native city in 25 years.
Shane Tamura, 27, walked into the 345 Park Avenue office building and opened fire with an M4 rifle, killing a security guard and a woman in the lobby, according to reports. He also shot and killed NYPD officer Didarul Islam and Wesley LePatner, a 43 year-old senior managing director at Blackstone.
‘My heart is with the families of the four people who were killed, including the NYPD Officer, who made the ultimate sacrifice,’ Trump wrote. ‘God Bless the New York Police Department, and God Bless New York!’
NYPD police officer Islam, 36, had two young sons, and his wife is pregnant with their third child.
The president issued his statement on social media as he is currently in Scotland opening a new golf course and holding meetings on trade deals in Europe.
After opening fire in the lobby, Tamura traveled on an elevator to the building’s 33rd floor offices.
‘From our preliminary investigation, he took the wrong elevator bank up to the NFL headquarters,’ New York City Eric Adams told CBS. ‘Instead, it took him to Rudin Management, and that is where he carried out additional shootings and took the lives of additional employees.’
The shooting rampage ended when Tamura turned the gun on himself, committing suicide.
Tamura was found with a letter on his body that ranted against the NFL and its handling of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
‘Study my brain please I’m sorry Tell Rick I’m sorry for everything,’ the note read.
The NFL has offices on the fifth floor of the office building, which Tamura did not reach during his rampage.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed to employees, however, that a staff member was ‘seriously injured,’ in the attack.
Tamura was a standout football player in High School but had a ‘documented mental health history’ according to New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
He played football high school in Southern California as he attended Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita and Granada Hills Charter High School.
Tamura then moved to Las Vegas where he earned his Nevada concealed carry permit. He was also issued a work card by the Nevada Private Investigators Licensing Board.
He drove from Las Vegas to New York last weekend to execute his premeditated attack, law enforcement officials confirmed.
