{"id":103508,"date":"2025-07-30T01:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/103508\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T01:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:14:15","slug":"nyc-skyscraper-that-turned-into-tower-of-terror-was-fortified-with-panic-rooms-off-duty-cops-as-manhattan-office-workers-left-on-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/103508\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC skyscraper that turned into tower of terror was fortified with panic rooms, off-duty cops as Manhattan office workers left on edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ritzy Park Avenue skyscraper that turned into a tower of terror Monday<\/a> has panic rooms, off-duty cops and other security features \u2014 but it still wasn\u2019t fortified enough to stop a deranged gunman from storming the 44-story building.<\/p>\n

White collar workers in other Midtown offices wondered how safe they were at work \u2014 and landlords speculated if they needed to dramatically beef up their security \u2014 as new details surfaced Tuesday about the safety measures at 345 Park Avenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe random selection of this target is impossible to predict and really, really difficult to defend against,\u201d said Michael Balboni, former Homeland Security Adviser for New York state.<\/p>\n

Shane Tamura holds a rifle and walks into an office building at 345 Park Avenue shortly before a shooting that killed several people, in the Midtown Manhattan district of New York City, U.S. July 28, 2025, in a still image taken from surveillance video. via REUTERS<\/p>\n

\u201cDid he know he could come into a Class A building like this and just spray the building? That\u2019s very unlikely, you know, typically,\u201d said Baldoni, referring to crazed gunman Shane Tamura.<\/p>\n

The twisted shooter traveled across the country, aiming to target the NFL, which is housed in the 44-story office building, law-enforcement officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was very much security in that building. To have a company hire an off-duty police officer \u2014\u00a0I don\u2019t know how you get more secure than that,\u201d Gov. Kathy Hochul said on CNN, referring to hero cop Didarul Islam, who was on a uniformed security detail when he was killed by Tamura.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Nevada resident strolled into the office tower with an assault rifle, gunning down Islam in the lobby before shooting dead security guard Aland Etienne \u2014 who was unarmed \u2014 and Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner.<\/p>\n

He then went up to the 33rd floor, after getting on at the wrong elevator bank, where he killed Rudin Management worker Julia Hyman before<\/a> shooting himself dead,<\/p>\n

Tamura traveled across the country and was targeting the NFL. Robert Miller<\/p>\n

Mayor Eric Adams credited Rudin Management, which owns the building, and said the preparation the company took potentially prevented a higher death toll against a gunman \u201cdetermined to do harm.\u201d<\/p>\n

The building has bathrooms that double as safe rooms, featuring bulletproof doors that workers can lock themselves into, Adams told Fox News.<\/p>\n

\tHow the shooting unfolded<\/p>\n