CNBCL: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told employees in an email early Tuesday morning that one of the league’s employees was seriously injured in a Monday shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office tower.
“A gunman committed an unspeakable act of violence in our building at 345 Park Avenue,” Goodell said. “The employee is in stable condition and NFL staff are at the hospital supporting his family.”
The commissioner said the NFL believes all other employees are safe and accounted for.
The shooting, which was first reported at 6:30 p.m. Monday, was at 345 Park Avenue in New York, where several major businesses — including Blackstone, KPMG and the NFL — are located.
Police said 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura drove from Las Vegas to New York and opened fire at the building, killing four people, including New York police officer Didarul Islam. The suspect also died, according to police. Tamura worked in the surveillance department at Horseshoe Las Vegas, Caesars said.
Blackstone said one of its employees, Wesley LePatner, was killed in the shooting.
In a press conference on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a preliminary investigation indicated Tamura intended to go to NFL offices but took the wrong elevator bank.
Adams said authorities found a note the gunman left that might have suggested a grievance against the NFL over a claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
CTE is a brain injury thought to be linked to repeated trauma to the head.
Goodell told New York employees that they should work remotely on Tuesday and that he will be increasing security at the building in the days and weeks to come.
He also directed employees to grief counselors and support options.
