NFL worker critically injured in lethal capturing at tower housing league’s HQ

A Nationwide Soccer League worker was critically injured in a capturing Monday at a midtown Manhattan constructing that homes the NFL’s workplaces and a number of the nation’s high monetary corporations, commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned in a memo to staff.

4 individuals, together with an off-duty New York Metropolis Police officer, have been killed and one other individual was critically wounded within the capturing at 345 Park Ave., authorities mentioned.

“One in all our staff was critically injured on this assault. He’s at the moment within the hospital and in secure situation,” Goodell wrote within the memo, which was obtained by ABC Information. “NFL employees are on the hospital and we’re supporting his household. We imagine that each one of our staff are in any other case secure and accounted for, and the constructing has almost been cleared.”

Goodell mentioned within the memo that there shall be “elevated safety presence” on the league’s workplaces “within the days and weeks to return.” He mentioned staff based mostly in New York ought to work remotely on Tuesday or might take the time off.

“Each certainly one of you is a valued member of the NFL household,” Goodell wrote. “We are going to get via this collectively.”

Police recognized the gunman as Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas, and mentioned he killed himself. He had a “documented psychological well being historical past,” however the motive was nonetheless unknown, New York Metropolis Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned at a information convention.

“We’re working to know why he focused this specific location,” Tisch mentioned.

The New York Metropolis Hearth Division mentioned emergency crews have been referred to as to the Park Avenue workplace constructing round 6:30 p.m. for a report of somebody shot.

NFL staff have been instructed to shelter in place on the time, ESPN’s Jeff Darlington reported. The NFL workplaces are on flooring 5 via eight of the 44-story constructing.

4 others acquired minor accidents trying to flee the scene.

New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams mentioned officers are nonetheless “unraveling” what befell.

The Related Press contributed to this report.