NYC Office Shooting: Victim Laid to Rest Amidst Investigation into Motive

Remembering Julia Hyman

• 🕊️ Julia Hyman, an employee of Ruden Management and a Cornell graduate, was laid to rest today, with family and friends saying their final goodbyes.
• 💔 Bullet holes at the building at 345 Park Avenue are now boarded up, and a memorial continues to grow in her memory.

Investigation into the Shooter

• 🔍 Detectives are in Las Vegas tracing the final steps of the shooter, identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamira.
• 🔫 Two teams are working on the investigation: one examining the guns used, and another executing a search warrant on Tamira's home.
• 📝 Tamira left a three-page suicide note claiming he had CTE and blaming the NFL, stating, "Study my brain. I'm sorry."

Victims and Potential Motive

• tragically, three people were killed in the lobby: NYPD officer Deru Islam, security guard Aland Etien, Blackstone executive Wesley Leatner, and an unnamed NFL employee who was seriously injured.
• 🎯 Investigators believe Tamira intended to target the NFL but took a wrong elevator, leading him to Ruden Management on the 33rd floor where he shot Julia Hyman before taking his own life.
• ⚠️ Tamira had a concealed carry weapons permit and a clean background in 2022, but was involved in two separate mental health incidents afterward. A tipster had also reported him purchasing large amounts of ammunition last month.

Building Security and Aftermath

• 🏢 The building at 345 Park Avenue remains closed, and NFL employees have been advised to work from home through the following week.
• 🚨 The shooter was able to get past security by letting one person pass unharmed before entering an elevator.