What We Know About the Shooting in Midtown Manhattan

New York|What We Know About the Shooting in Midtown Manhattan

A gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle burst into the lobby of a Manhattan skyscraper Monday evening and began firing, eventually killing four people, including a police officer, and creating chaos in the bustling Midtown office area during rush hour.

The gunman killed an off-duty New York City police officer working security at the 44-story building, and three other people, as he made his way through the lobby and then to the office of the building’s owners, before killing himself, officials said.

The shooting, at 345 Park Avenue, which is owned by Rudin Management and home to high-powered companies like Blackstone and the National Football League, set off chaotic scenes that spilled into the streets of Midtown.

Here’s what we know about the incident’s chain of events.

The gunman opened fire in the building’s lobby

At 6:28 p.m., multiple 911 calls came in about a shooter inside 345 Park Avenue, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference on Monday night.

The gunman pulled up in a black BMW and stepped out of the car carrying an AR-15-style rifle. He entered the lobby of the building and immediately opened fire on a New York police officer. He struck another woman and man and sprayed the lobby with gunfire as he made his way to the elevator, where he shot a security guard who was taking cover behind a desk.

A woman came out of the elevator, and the gunman let her walk past him unharmed, Ms. Tisch said. Then he went up to the 33rd floor, Rudin Management’s office, where he fatally shot a woman before shooting himself.