Midtown Gunman Shane Tamura Claimed CTE Due to High School Football

Shane Tamura's Background and Mental Health

• 🧠 A law enforcement source revealed that Shane Tamura, 27, experienced two mental health crises in Nevada, leading to hospital stays in 2022 and last year.
• 🎯 Investigators are working to pinpoint where Tamura purchased the high-powered rifle used in the attack.
• 📜 Tamura obtained a concealed carry permit in 2022.

The Handwritten Note and CTE Claim

• 📝 A three-page handwritten note found in Tamura's pocket mentioned the NFL and expressed anger over his documented mental illness.
• 🏈 He claimed his mental illness was caused by playing high school football in California and that he suffered from CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy).
• 💡 CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated head trauma.

The Attack and Suspect's Movements

• 📍 Tamura walked into the office building at 345 Park Avenue and took his own life after the incident.
• 🏢 Investigators are reviewing the suspect's choice of elevators, noting he went to the 33rd floor instead of the NFL offices.
• 🗺️ Police are searching Tamura's home in Las Vegas and reviewing surveillance footage to map his cross-country journey.
• 🗓️ Just days before the attack, Tamura was in Colorado on Saturday, Nebraska and Iowa on Sunday, and Colombia, New Jersey, hours before the incident.

Final Wishes

• ⚠️ Tamura indicated he did not plan to survive the incident, asking for his brain to be used for research in his note, stating, "Study my brain, please. I'm sorry."