The shooter, wielding an AR-style rifle, opened fire in a skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
The incident occurred around 6pm local time (22:00 GMT) on Monday at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, with police arriving promptly, local media reported.
The suspected shooter, tentatively identified as a 27-year-old man from Las Vegas, was also found dead at the scene, believed to be from a self-inflicted injury, CNN reported.
The gunman was reportedly wearing a bullet-resistant vest and armed with an AR-style rifle, having barricaded himself inside the building, possibly on the 32nd floor.
CNN confirmed that police have a photo of the suspect entering the building with the rifle. Preliminary checks did not indicate a significant criminal history, as cited by officials.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated the situation has been “contained” with the “lone shooter neutralized”.
New York Mayor Eric Adams mentioned in a video message on X that there were “multiple injuries” from the shooting.
The skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue houses major firms such as Blackstone, KPMG, Deutsche Bank, and the headquarters of the National Football League (NFL), located near Rockefeller Centre, just south of Central Park.
Three killed in Reno casino shooting
Earlier on Monday, a gunman with a pistol opened fire outside a casino in Reno, Nevada, killing three people and critically injuring two others before being shot and severely injured by police, according to authorities.
The shooting happened just before 7:30am local time (00:30 GMT) at the valet station in the parking lot of the Grand Sierra Resort, a high-rise casino and hotel complex in Nevada’s third-largest city.
The suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed, was described only as an adult male.
Police believe the victims were chosen at random.
