Trump calls Manhattan shooting suspect 'crazed lunatic,' after gunman kills four
Trump commented on the Midtown Manhattan shooting on Truth Social while on a trip to Scotland.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has been briefed in the Midtown Manhattan shooting that took the lives of at least four people, including a New York City police officer.
"I trust our Law Enforcement Agencies to get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence," Trump said in a Truth Social Post. "My heart is with the families of the four people who were killed, including the NYPD Officer, who made the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless the New York Police Department, and God Bless New York!"
The shooting in a commercial real estate building, 345 Park Ave, on July 28 occurred not far from the president's longtime New York City residence and retail space Trump Tower. Police say they are investigating the alleged gunman's motives. The 27-year-old Nevada man is accused of fatally shooting at least four people before killing himself.
Trump currently resides in Palm Beach, Florida, and is presently on a trip to Scotland.
He said the shooting was "tragic" and referred to Manhattan as "a place that I know and love" in a social media post hours after he cut the ribbon at his Aberdeen golf property expansion and played an inaugural round at the course that is set to open later this month.