Shane Tamura's CTE Note: Motive Behind NYC Shooting and NFL Headquarters Attack

The Midtown Manhattan Shooting

• 🎯 Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old former Southern California resident, is accused of killing four people in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper.
• 🏢 Tamura reportedly intended to target the NFL's headquarters, blaming the league for hiding the dangers of brain injuries linked to CTE.
• 💥 The attack occurred around 6:30 PM, when many people were leaving work, resulting in three immediate fatalities in the building's lobby.

Tamura's Note and Alleged Motive

• 📝 Police found a note in Tamura's wallet stating, "Study my brain, please. I'm sorry."
• 🧠 Tamura blamed CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) for his problems, a degenerative disease associated with repeated head impacts.
• 🏈 Although Tamura played football in high school, he never played professionally, raising questions about the severity of his head injuries.

The Attack and Aftermath

• ⬆️ Investigators believe Tamura drove from Las Vegas to New York City and may have taken the wrong elevator, mistaking the office building for NFL headquarters.
• barricades were created by workers inside the office building as gunshots were heard.
• 👤 Tamura proceeded to the 33rd floor, killing one more person before taking his own life.
• 🏥 The NFL confirmed one of their employees was seriously injured and is hospitalized.
• 👮 Officer Didi Islam, an off-duty NYPD officer working security, was among the four victims.

CTE and Diagnosis

• 🤕 CTE is a degenerative disease often linked to multiple concussions without proper healing.
• 🔬 A neurosurgeon noted that CTE is rare in high school athletes, though not impossible.
• 🔬 Diagnosis of CTE can only be confirmed after death through an autopsy of the brain.