Per the presser: 6 people shot. Two other males and one female are deceased. One cop was killed in the lobby and he was a male. The shooter shot himself. One of the people shot is a male who is in the hospital fighting for his life.
He shot most of them in the lobby. Ruden (spelling) management was on the floor he selected and shot one male on that floor. He then shot himself in the chest, he drove his black BMW from Las Vegas Nevada to NY.
his vehicle traveled cross country to NY where he arrived today.
he has a documented mental health history, they don’t have a clue why he targeted the building or cannot say at this time and are working through to figure it all out. He actually encountered a woman who exited the elevator in the lobby whom he allowed to pass without harming.
they think he’s a lone shooter and there is no longer an active threat.
Officer Islam was 36 years old serving in the 47th precinct and was an immigrant from Bangladesh he was a Christian and he was a cop for 3 years. he was a father of two.
He was working in the lobby of the building and engaged in a shootout with the shooter trying to save people and he died,