The shooting occurred at 345 Park Ave. in Midtown Manhattan just before 6:30 p.m. on Monday
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 1:41AM
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MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) — A man armed with a long gun and wearing body armor entered 345 Park Ave. on Monday where opened fire, killing an off-duty NYPD officer who was working a security detail before continuing his rampage, multiple sources told ABC News.
At least three other civilians were shot and killed, sources said, before the shooter was found dead on the 33rd floor of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A fifth person was shot and remains in critical condition.
“At this time, the scene has been contained and the lone shooter has been neutralized,” NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch posted on X.
The shooting happened just before 6:30 p.m. at the building that contains offices for Blackstone and the NFL headquarters.
Some of the employees inside 345 Park Ave. have been advised that the threat “has been resolved,” but are being asked to continue sheltering in place and only leave the building with a police escort, according to a message sent to employees.
A photo from inside the 32nd floor showed how employees barricaded the door.
The officer was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. At least one civilian was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
A security camera image shows the apparent shooter holding a long gun and walking outside the office building.
Detectives are actively trying to determine why the suspect went to the 33rd floor – whether he specifically was headed there or if he simply wound up on that level.
A witness inside the Midtown office building at the time of the shooting, detailed to ABC News what it was like at the scene as colleagues hid in lockdown, unsure of what was unfolding.
“The only thing between me and the door was a chair flipped over,” Jessica Chen said of the initial moments of the lockdown. “I texted my parents ‘I love them,'” she continued.
“Nothing can describe that feeling,” Chen added.
Chen went on to say that she recalled doing active shooter drills in school and said she often wondered what she would do in this kind of scenario. “It’s unfortunate that all Americans could think this through,” Chen said.
Officials are asking people to avoid areas near East 52nd Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue due to police activity.
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