Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway filming Devil Wears Prada sequel minutes from NYC shooting

Hollywood icons Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway had been filming the sequel to the Devil Wears Prada just three hours before the New York City mass shooting which claimed the lives of four innocent people. Streep and Hathaway were just a mere 15-minute walk away from where the tragedies took place.

A man with a rifle killed an off-duty police officer and three other people before taking his own life on Monday.

The gunman - named in a press conference as Shane Tamura - struck at an office block in Manhattan, New York City, home to large companies such as banks and the National Football League.

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Law enforcement officials are currently working to unravel what took place and why this location may have been targeted in the Big Apple.

The horrific shooting took place just a couple of blocks away from where Streep and Hathaway have been filming the sequel to the 2006 hit blockbuster.

The Hollywood duo, along with fellow acting legend Stanley Tucci, filmed scenes at 1221 Avenue of the Americas which is only a short 15-minute walk from the scene of the tragedy. The three stars were filming scenes just three hours before the shooting took place.

The city had recently announced it was on pace to have its fewest people hurt by gunfire than any year in recent decades. However, it is now mourning those killed, including "hero brother" police officer Didarul Islam.

Colleagues paid tribute to the 36-year-old man, whose wife is pregnant with their third child, at a press conference last night. Tamura exited a double parked BMW with an M4 rifle and then walked toward the building on Monday evening, according to surveillance video.

He quickly opened fire on the NYPD officer as he entered the building before shooting a woman who tried to take cover, police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference on Monday night. He then started "spraying" the lobby with gunfire.

The man went to the elevator bank and shot a security guard who was taking cover behind a security desk and also another man in the lobby, Ms Tisch said.

The man took the lift to the 33rd floor to a real estate management company and one person was shot and killed on that floor. He then walked down a hallway and shot himself, she said.

The shooting took place at 345 Park Avenue, a commercial office building in a busy area of midtown that is just a short walk north from Grand Central Terminal and about a block east of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

The building's tenants include the NFL and Rudin Management, as well as finance companies KPMG and Blackstone. It also includes the consulate general of Ireland.

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