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The NFL allegedly sent a memo to its 32 teams Friday, which advised them to improve security after the deadly shooting at the league’s offices in New York City 28 July, according to ESPN.
The memo was allegedly sent by NFL’s Chief Security Officer and General Counsel to all team owners and presidents and made three recommendations:
- Updated trussian assessments to properly mitigate and identify risks
- Armed law enforcement or security officers by team and league konies when players or staff are present
- Weapon Screening to get into Team and League Cyclings
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NYPD Crime Scene Unit investigators on site of a deadly mass shooting in Manhattan, new, July 29, 2025. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
“The Committee recognizes that these changes will affect day -to -day operations and require an investment of time, coordination and resources,” the note said, according to ESPN. “However, there is no higher priority than the security and feeling of security for our players, coaches, staff and everyone who works in and around our facilities.
“In moments like these, we are reminded that security is not a background function. It’s basic.”
Four people were killed and a fifth was wounded inside the building, which acts as a headquarters for Blackstone and the NFL, according to authorities.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell praised Fallen NYPD officer Didarul Islam, Right. (Imag/AP)
The victims were identified as 36-year-old NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was out of operating work in the building; Wesley Lepatner, 43, a married mother of two who was shot in the building’s lobby; Property Company Worker Julia Hyman, 27; and security guard Aland Etienne.
An employee of the NFL was allegedly “seriously injured.”
Investigators suspect Shane Tamura, 27, from Las Vegas, tried to get to NFL offices after writing more people in the building’s lobby, then another in an office of 33 years on Monday, before killing themselves, authorities said.
A shared photo showing Shane Tamura as a football player in high school next to security footage. (New Post; Pakinomist)
Security video shows that Tamura enters the lobby of 345 Park Avenue and immediately opens fire and shoots more people. Then he shot a security guard behind a desk with an M4 attack rifle, Tisch said.
Tamura waited for an elevator and let a woman leave unkind before taking it to the 33rd floor. He continued to shoot and kill another person before eventually taking his own life, police say.
Tamura was licensed to carry a hidden weapon in Nevada.
