NYC Shooting Tragedy: Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway's Filming Set Close to Tragic Location

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A harrowing tragedy unfolded in the heart of Manhattan on Monday, as a gunman went on a shooting spree at 345 Park Avenue, targeting a 44-storey skyscraper that hosts major businesses. The mayhem claimed four lives, while a fifth person was seriously injured and hospitalized. Just minutes away from the shooting site, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway were filming the Devil Wears Prada sequel with Stanley Tucci. The actors cleared wrapped up filming at least three hours before the incident, and the filming location was approximately a 15-minute walk away from the site of the tragedy. Surveillance photos showed the gunman, Shane D Tamura, strolling into the building with a massive M4 assault rifle, first shooting NYPD officer Didarul Islam dead.

Key Takeaways:

  • The shooting occurred at 345 Park Avenue, a 44-storey skyscraper that hosts major businesses, including private-equity firm Blackstone and the National Football League headquarters.
  • Four people were killed, and a fifth was seriously injured and hospitalized.
  • The shooting was perpetrated by Shane D Tamura, a 27-year-old believed to be a former high school football star.
  • Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway were filming the Devil Wears Prada sequel just minutes away from the shooting site, but had completed filming at least three hours before the incident.
  • The filming location was approximately a 15-minute walk away from the site of the tragedy.
  • The building, designed by Emery Roth & Sons, opened in 1969 and is considered a prominent business center in Manhattan.
  • The gunman, Shane D Tamura, shot himself in the chest on the 33rd floor of the building.

Statistics:

  • 4 lives were lost in the shooting
  • 1 person was seriously injured and hospitalized
  • 1 NYPD officer, Didarul Islam, was killed in the shooting
  • The gunman, Shane D Tamura, was 27 years old
  • The building, 345 Park Avenue, is a 44-storey skyscraper that opened in 1969
  • The filming location, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, is approximately a 15-minute walk away from the site of the tragedy

Sources:

  • Daily Mail
  • SkyscraperCentre.com
  • The incident occurred on Monday at 345 Park Avenue, New York City.