The National Football League Players’ Association (NFLPA) issued a statement on Tuesday regarding the tragic New York City shooting that claimed the lives of four individuals at the office building of the league’s headquarters.
The NFLPA expressed deep sadness over the incident and extended condolences to the victims and their families. They also thanked the law enforcement and emergency responders for their swift actions.
Members of the New York City Police Department Crime Scene Unit work at the scene and enter the building with evidence bags to collect evidence where five people were shot in a mass shooting attack at 345 Park Avenue in New York City on July 28, 2025. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Mayor Eric Adams revealed that the shooter, identified as Shane Tamura, was targeting the NFL, although it is unclear if specific individuals were the intended targets. Tamura, who referenced suffering from CTE and having a grievance against the NFL in a suicide note, was a former high school football player.
One NFL employee was seriously injured in the shooting, as confirmed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital.
NFLPA Logo during the NFLPA Press Conference on Feb. 1, 2018. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The injured employee, who works in the finance department, warned colleagues to stay safe during the shooting and continued to make calls while en route to the hospital.
Tragically, an NYPD officer lost their life in the shooting, and the shooter was found dead on the 33rd floor after taking another woman’s life before turning the gun on himself.
The dignified transfer of the late NYPD Police Officer Didarul Islam takes place at New York Presbyterian Well Cornell Medical Center after midnight following the mass shooting attack that killed him and three others while wounding a fifth person in Manhattan, New York, on July 29, 2025. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted that Tamura had a history of mental health issues and had recently been traced to New Jersey before carrying out the deadly attack.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos and Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
