NFL Commissioner ‘Deeply Grateful’ to NYPD Officer Who ‘Gave His Life to Protect Others’ in Manhattan Shooting

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media at a press conference at the NFL football owners meeting, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Eagan, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell praised the NYPD officer who was killed by the gunman targeting the league’s offices in New York on Monday.

On Monday evening, 27-year-old Las Vegas native Shane Tamura entered an office building in Manhattan holding an M4 assault rifle. The building houses offices for the NFL and the investment company BlackRock.

Tamura opened fire upon entering the lobby, killing several people. Among the victims was 36-year-old Didarul Islam, an NYPD officer born in Bangladesh. At the time of the shooting, he was working a security detail at the building.

In a statement published early Tuesday morning, Goodell paid his respects to the officer. He also detailed how someone from the league was also injured in the shooting:

As has been widely reported, a gunman committed an unspeakable act of violence in our building at 345 Park Avenue. One of our employees was seriously injured in this attack. He is currently in the hospital and in stable condition. NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family.

We believe that all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for, and the building has nearly been cleared.

We are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat quickly and decisively and to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others.

Please continue to pay close attention to GSOC notices for all available emergency information. These communications allow us to ensure that you are safe.

As you know, there are significant resources available to all employees, including grief counselors. Shortly, HR will send you more information on the available resources and how to take advantage of them.

Those based in New York should work remotely tomorrow. It is understandable if you prefer to take the day off.

There will be an increased security presence at 345 Park Avenue in the days and weeks to come.

Every one of you is a valued member of the NFL family. We will get through this together.

Investigators believed Tamura was targeting the NFL’s offices. A football player in high school, the 27-year-old left behind a note claiming he had the neurodegenerative disease CTE. He also made multiple references to the league in the note.