NFL employees have been told to ‘hide’ after an active shooter stormed into the building which includes the league’s headquarters in New York on Monday.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, an NFL security alert sent to employees read: ‘Do not exit the building. Secure your location and hide until law enforcement clears your floor. Please switch phones to silent.’
Late on Monday, a gunman with an assault rifle killed one police officer and injured at least six others after he opened fire in broad daylight in the heart of New York City – before he apparently took his own life.
Photos posted online showed the gunman wearing a sport coat and button-down shirt while carrying the large rifle near a midtown Manhattan office building that houses Blackstone asset management and the NFL.
The gunman is believed to be a 27-year-old man from Las Vegas, who had a silencer on his massive weapon when he opened fire inside the lobby at around 6.30pm, with approximately 30 people inside.
The suspect was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the 33rd floor. The NFL offices are located on floors five through eight in the building.
NFL employees have been told to ‘hide’ after an active shooter stormed into the building which includes the league’s headquarters in New York
A security alert told employees to ‘secure your location and hide’ until police clear the floor
Photos posted online showed the gunman wearing a sport coat and button-down shirt while carrying the large rifle near a midtown Manhattan office building
In an update, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the ‘lone shooter has been neutralized’ and the scene is ‘contained.’
As the investigation continues, the New York Police Department urged the public to avoid the area of East 52 Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue in midtown Manhattan as they evacuated Blackstone.
Videos shared online showed officers in protective gear entering the building at 365 Park Avenue with their guns drawn.
Two people, a man and a woman, were also taken into custody at the scene, according to AMNY.
The woman had a cut on her head and the man allegedly said, ‘Free Palestine, I’m not the active shooter.’
It is unclear what the two individuals have been arrested for, as FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said agents are responding to the scene.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has been briefed on the situation, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged the public to ‘take proper safety precautions if you are in vicinity and do not go outside if you are near Park Avenue and East 51st Street.’
The building also includes offices Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and consulate general of Ireland.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the NFL for comment.
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