Monday’s attack is The mass shooting number 254 in USA This year, according to data from the Gun Violence Archivea non -profit organization that tracks violence related to firearms. Shane Tamura, a 27 -year -old from Las Vegaswas identified by the New York authorities as the Author of shooting, who suicide after the fact.
Massacre in Manhattan: the debate on access to weapons
In the United States, the debate on accessibility to weapons by the civilian population It comes from long data. However, the tragedy in New York put the focus on promoting new restrictions to buy, even, certain types of weapons.
Is that the attack by Tamura was made with An assault M4 rifle manufactured by Palmetto State Armorya Variant of the iconic AR-15. The .223 gun, was also equipped with a Black telescopic looka guard and a shoulder strap.
In addition, the New York Police Department commissioner, Jessica Tisch, explained that the rifle was also equipped with a high capacity charger, which allows her to house up to 30 projectiles.
Thus, the debate now revolves around again for sale of this type of armaments – and its multiple accessories – to civil society. The weapon used by Tamura has a cost of approximately US $ 500.
In this sense, a hidden carrying permit was also found in the crime scene of Firearms. He had been issued in Las Vegas Nevada, in 2022, and had the photograph and name of the aggressor. The validity document presents validity until 2027.
The attacker’s arsenal did not stay there. The authorities reviewed the BMW of Tamura, where they found a loaded revolver, additional ammunition, spare loaders and a case.
How was the shooting in New York
The violent attack that shocked last Monday to New York City, took place in a Manhattan office building. The shooting was considered The most lethal in the city in the last 25 years.
The authorities identified tamura as the attacker. The young man had recently worked as a security guard in a casino. According to the official report, the aggressor entered the 345 of Park Avenue with an assault rifle shortly before 18.30 and He opened fire against several people. Then, he committed suicide on the 33rd floor of the building.
New York shooting
The attack became the bloodiest in New York since 2000, when two armed criminals assaulted a Wendy’s place in Flushing, Queens, and killed five people. In that episode, two other victims survived with wounds.
Meanwhile, In 2022 another act of high profile violence had been recorded, When a man with a gas mask threw smoke grenades and shot inside a subway car in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. On that occasion, there were 29 injured, but no fatal victims were recorded.
Source: Ambito
