NFL tells New York City employees to work from home after shooting

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has informed all New York City-based employees to work from home through next week following the tragic mass shooting that occurred at their headquarters on Monday night Goodell was in communication with all league employees on Monday and he stated that one staffer was seriously injured though in stable condition at a local hospital following the mass shooting that took the lives of four including an off-duty police officer before the gunman took his own life Fox News Digital obtained the latest Message from the Commissioner which stated the league s plans to have all New York employees working remotely for the time being CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM For those of you based in our New York office please plan to work remotely at least through the end of next week August the memo read The office will remain closed during this time and we ask that you do not attempt to enter the building until we confirm that it is ready for us to return Goodell also commented in the memo that our hearts go out to all of the casualties and their families and we are deeply grateful for the first responders and biological staff who acted so speedily and continue to provide care NYC GUNMAN APPEARED TO HAVE GRIEVANCE AGAINST NFL WENT TO WRONG ELEVATOR BANK IN DEADLY RAMPAGE MAYOR SAYS Our thoughts and prayers remain especially with our colleague who was impacted the memo continued He is at present surrounded by his family and members of the NFL region and we are all continuing to hope for and backing his full recovery Goodell also praised NYPD Officer Didarul Islam the -year-old off-duty cop who died while working prevention inside Park Avenue in his earlier memo to employees We are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat hastily and decisively and to Officer Islam who gave his life to protect others the memo read New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed Tuesday on Fox NY s Good Day New York that the gunman was trying to target the NFL s headquarters but took the wrong elevator bank He stated the floor he took was for Rudin Management Adams added the gunman who was identified as -year-old Shane Tamura alluded to having suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy better known as CTE He had a grievance with the NFL He seemed to have blamed the NFL the mayor announced The NFL headquarters was located in the building and he mistakenly went up the wrong elevator bank Adams disclosed investigators were going through the suicide note the gunman left An official recounted Fox News Digital the three-page note was identified in the gunman's wallet and made references to CTE and expressed anger toward the NFL over the degenerative brain illness Goodell s previous memo made sure to remind employees about the HR guidance the company must go through this trying time He reiterated as much in this memo We are strongest when we come together and advocacy one another Goodell s memo read To provide for our public we will be holding a virtual town hall on the morrow where we can connect share and encouragement each other This has been a challenging time for our entire squad Please continue to take care of yourselves and one another If you need additional assistance do not hesitate to reach out to your manager or HR We are here for you Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter