PHOTOS: Blackstone Employees Barricade Door with Furniture Amid Midtown Shooting
NEW YORK CITY — Photos circulating on social media shows Blackstone employees using chairs and couches to barricade their office doors in the midst of a fatal shooting at a Midtown Manhattan building on Monday that left an NYPD officer and three other people dead.The viral photos posted to X show the aftermath after employees staked couches, office chairs and other furniture to reinforce a barricade against office doors. "This is how the employees in the Blackstone building barricading themselves inside their offices while the shooter was active," a user on X wrote. This is how the employees in the Blackstone building barricaded themselves inside their offices while the shooter was active. pic.twitter.com/M7pMyWP9zJ— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 29, 2025 Another post on X shows another office behind barricaded with chairs, couches and even parts of from employees desks. Photos from inside the Blackstone office on 32nd floor of 345 Park Ave. Employees pushed furniture in front of doors to barricade themselves in during the attack.The gunman was later found dead on the 33rd floor (also occupied by Blackstone) after taking his own life. pic.twitter.com/UONJOGYP6F— Overheard on Wall Street (@OHWallStreet) July 29, 2025 New Details Emerge Into Midtown ShootingThe incident happened at 345 Park Ave. around 6:40 p.m., Patch previously reported. The shooter, identified Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, walked into the building carrying an AR-style weapon and made his way to the 33rd floor, where he opened fire, according to reports. NYPD Officer Didarul Islam was killed in the lobby of the building. He had been working security detail when the incident occurred. At least six civilians were injured in the shooting. The extent of their injuries are not known at this time.The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he killed three other people in the building. Among the victims confirmed on Tuesday is reportedly a Blackstone executive and a security guard. The article PHOTOS: Blackstone Employees Barricade Door with Furniture Amid Midtown Shooting appeared first on New York City, NY Patch.
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