The Nevada man behind a shooting spree in a Midtown Manhattan office building may have originally been targeting for the NFL headquarters, sources say.
July 29 The Nevada man behind a shooting spree in a Midtown Manhattan office building may have originally been targeting for the NFL headquarters, sources say.
Police sources Tuesday that a page of the note found in suspect Shane Tamura’s pocket alleged the National Football League had concealed the dangers football contact could cause to players’ brains to maximize earnings.
Tamura killed himself after opening fire at 345 Park Avenue, which is home to NFL headquarters. Tamura’s note, police say, also purported that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
The National Institutes of Health reported in July of 2023 that « Studies of American football players have identified a serious consequence of repeated traumatic brain injuries », which it calls CTE.
Tamura played high school football but did not play professionally, and police have not found any evidence that he suffered from CTE and has no known connection to the NFL.
