The man behind the deadly shooting at a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper has now been identified.
His name is Shane Tamura. He was 27 years old. He came from Las Vegas. And he left five people dead.
Tamura was a licensed private investigator. He had a concealed carry permit issued by the Las Vegas Sheriff’s Department. Police say he drove to New York, parked his car, and walked straight into 345 Park Avenue with a rifle in plain view.
The building, which houses the NFL headquarters and other major firms, turned into a panic zone as gunfire echoed through the upper floors. People ran for their lives. Police rushed in with long guns. Tamura killed five. Then turned the weapon on himself.
“It appears that he knew it would be his last stand,” said CNN chief law enforcement analyst John Miller, a former NYPD deputy commissioner.
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“He fully intended to shoot his way through the lobby and make his way to that target — whatever that might have been.”
Tamura never made it to the NFL’s offices. He stayed on the 33rd floor. So far, there is no known link between him and any company inside the building.
But his background is already raising questions.
Tamura grew up in Hawaii. He played football in high school. He once gave a short post-game interview after helping lead his team to a win.
“We were down 10–0, stay disciplined, came together as a team. Couple of touchdowns,” Tamura said.
That was years ago. Since then, his life got harder to track.
He later moved to Las Vegas. He got licensed as a private investigator. He legally obtained a concealed carry permit through the Nevada Sheriff’s Department.
The rest of his story is unclear.
Now, detectives are searching his car, phone, and computer. They want to understand what made him do it. Why that building? Who or what was the target?
“Police want to know what brought him to that building, who or what the target was, and what the grievance or motive behind it might have been,” Miller explained.
“These cases often involve people who experience a downfall and begin to blame others — bosses, institutions, society at large.”
“Then they decide to get even with everybody, even though in most cases, the problem is usually them,” Miller said.
Investigators are now checking his online activity. They are looking for manifestos, threats, cryptic posts, or anything that might explain the violence.
As of now, police say there’s no evidence Tamura had help. But they’re still checking to make sure no one helped him cross state lines or access the building.
Miller said shooters like Tamura often spiral quietly, then erupt in violence.
“They blame their problems on other people and entities,” he said. “Then they decide to get even — with the world, with everyone — even though the problem usually begins and ends with themselves.”
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