(29 Jul 2025)
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New York – 29 July 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Adams, New York Mayor:
“We had a number of shots fired. And we’re still unraveling what took place. Hearts are heavy, five innocent people shot tonight. We lost four souls to another senseless act of gun violence, including a member of the New York City Police Department officer, Islam. He served in the 47th precinct, was just 36-years-old and a three and a half year veteran of the department. He was doing what he does best in all members of the police department carry out. He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers. He’s an immigrant from Bangladesh, and he loved this city. And everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that believed in God and believed in living out life of a godly person. He embodies what this city is all about. He’s a true blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore, but in his spirit and energy of love in this city. Early tonight, I met with the officer’s family. I told them that he was a hero, and we admire him for putting his life on the line. This was his dad only son.”
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Adams, New York Mayor:
“Additionally, the shooter is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. To be clear, six total tonight died, one including the perpetrator and I’m sorry, six total was shot tonight, one including the perpetrator. No words can describe this act of evil. A man takes the lives of others who are innocent. And no words can fill the void that has been left by this tragedy. Our hearts break for the families and friends of the victims. We pray for the swift and safe recovery. Recovery of the injured, horrific crime reminds us all how easy it is to gain access to a gun. Gun violence has scarred so many neighbors and ripped apart too many families across this entire country. We will continue to fight to do all we can to protect our city. But tonight we mourn for those who were killed, and we pray for the families as they go through this painful moment. And as I stated, five innocent people were shot. And the perpetrator was shot. We will continue to do what we do as a city and that’s fight to protect innocent New Yorkers.”
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STORYLINE:
A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, and the gunman is also dead, officials said.
Another man was seriously injured and remains in critical condition, Mayor Eric Adams said.
The officer who was killed was a 36-year-old.
He was an immigrant from Bangladesh and had served as a police officer in New York City for 3 1/2 years.
"He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers. He’s an immigrant from Bangladesh, and he loved this city," said Adams.
The building where the shooting happened is in a busy area of midtown, located a short walk north from Grand Central Terminal and about a block east of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The city’s emergency management alert system warned of traffic delays, road closures and disruptions to public transportation in the area.
Through late July, New York City is on pace to have its fewest murders and fewest people hurt by gunfire than any year in recent decades.
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