Israeli envoy to UN decries ‘unacceptable’ violence in NYC after 5 killed in shooting

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon decries the “unacceptable” violence in New York City after a shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building leaves at least five people dead, including an off-duty NYPD officer, and the gunman is also dead.

I salute the NYPD for their brave and decisive actions. I pray for the recovery of those injured and send my condolences to the families of the victims. The violence on the streets of New York is unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/V3lWxyRkpn

— Danny Danon ???????? דני דנון (@dannydanon) July 29, 2025

Police identify the gunman as Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas, and say he killed himself. He had a ‘documented mental health history,’ but the motive is still unknown, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says at a news conference.

“We are working to understand why he targeted this particular location,” Tisch says.

Another man is seriously injured and remains in critical condition, Mayor Eric Adams says.

Adams says officials are still “unraveling” what took place. “Five innocent people were shot” along with the perpetrator, he says.

The officer who was killed was a 36-year-old, who was an immigrant from Bangladesh and had served as a police officer in New York City for 3 1/2 years.

“He died as he lived. A hero,” Tisch says.

Surveillance video showed a man exiting a double parked BMW and carrying an M4 rifle before he walks toward the building. He immediately opened fire on the NYPD officer as he entered the building and shot a woman who tried to take cover and then began “spraying” the lobby with gunfire, Tisch says.

The man then made his way to the elevator bank and shot a security guard who was taking cover behind a security desk and shot another man in the lobby, the commissioner says.

Officers found a rifle case, a revolver, magazines and ammunition in his car, Tisch says.

The Fire Department of New York says emergency crews were called to the Park Avenue office building around 6:30 p.m. for a report of someone shot. The building houses some of the country’s top financial firms and the National Football League.