Manhattan Shooter Shane Tamura Blamed NFL for CTE in Suicide Note

Manhattan Office Shooting

• 🎯 A gunman opened fire in a Midtown Manhattan office tower, killing four people and then himself.
• 🚨 Police responded to multiple 911 calls after the shooting began in the lobby of a Park Avenue Tower during evening rush hour.
• 📹 Surveillance footage showed the shooter, identified as Shane Tamura, exiting a vehicle with an M4 rifle and entering the building.

Shooter's Motives and Grievances

• 📝 A three-page note found in Tamura's wallet detailed personal grievances and a belief he was suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).
• 🧠 Tamura urged that his brain be studied after his death, attributing his deteriorating mental health to the condition.
• 🏈 The note explicitly mentioned Terry Long, a former Pittsburgh Steelers player diagnosed with CTE who died by suicide, stating, "Terry long football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze."

Targeting the NFL

• 🏢 Authorities believe Tamura intended to target the NFL's headquarters but mistakenly entered the wrong elevator banks.
• ⚠️ Tamura reportedly opened fire in the corporate headquarters of the National Football League, expressing frustration with the organization.
• 📜 Tamura possessed a valid concealed carry permit for the firearm used in the attack.

Victims and Impact

• 💔 Four lives were lost in the shooting, including NYPD Officer Darlu Islam, a 36-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh and a three-and-a-half-year veteran of the department.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Officer Islam was a father of two, with a wife who was pregnant at the time of the incident.
• 🏥 Authorities have not yet released the identities of the other three victims, and a fourth male victim remains in critical condition.
• ⚠️ The incident is being investigated as another senseless act of gun violence, highlighting ongoing concerns about public safety in New York City.