“We should never get used to violence or lose our respect for the sacredness of human life,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said following a deadly mass shooting in New York City that claimed four lives, including that of a police officer. Source: America Magazine.
The violence unfolded on Monday just two blocks from St Patrick’s Cathedral, at a midtown Manhattan skyscraper housing the offices of the NFL and prominent financial and real estate firms.
The lone gunman – identified by New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch during a press conference on Monday as 27-year-old Shane Tamura – took his life after the attack, which also left one individual in critical condition.
Tamura, who apparently drove cross country from his Las Vegas home, was captured on video camera striding toward the building with an M4 rifle before opening fire. Commissioner Tisch said a revolver had also been found in his vehicle.
New York mayor Eric Adams ordered flags on all city buildings and stationary flag poles to be flown at half-staff in memory of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam until further notice.
“We are heartbroken by the loss of life,” Cardinal Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, said in a statement to OSV News.
“The victims, those who were injured, and their families are in our prayers. Our love and concern go especially to the families of those killed and to our beloved NYPD community.”
Amid the attack, employees in the building sheltered in place, emerging with their hands up as law enforcement led them to safety. An investigation remains ongoing.
On Tuesday, Mr Adams said that authorities “have reason to believe that he (Tamura) was focused on the NFL,” citing the gunman’s three-page note alleging he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative neurological disease believed to be caused by repeated injuries to the head.
The condition – which can only be ascertained after death – has been reported among athletes who routinely sustain head injuries, such as boxers and football and hockey players.
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Cardinal Dolan responds to NYC mass shooting: ‘Never get used to violence’ (By Gina Christian, OSV News via America Magazine)
