NYC Gunman’s Chilling Note Reveals His Motive After Targeting NFL Headquarters And Killing 4 People & Himself

Shane Tamura, who killed an NYPD officer and three other people in a Midtown skyscraper, had a message to send about his actions.

The 27-year-old was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator.

Four people, including an off-duty New York City police officer, were killed. Police said Tamura had a history of mental illness as they found a concerning note on him that suggested he had serious grievances against the NFL over an unsubstantiated claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

He had played football in high school in California nearly two decades ago.

The shooter’s note claims he had been suffering from CTE, which is a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other repeated head trauma common in contact sports like football, and that he wanted his brain to be studied after he died, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

“He seemed to have blamed the NFL,” the mayor said.

“The NFL headquarters was located in the building, and he mistakenly went up the wrong elevator bank.”

The shooting took place at a skyscraper that is home to the headquarters of both the NFL and Blackstone.

What Else Shane Tamura Wrote About In His Suicide Letter

Shane Tamura had a rambling note left behind after taking the lives of four people and his own.

In the ramblings, which were several pages long, Tamura blamed football for his apparent struggle with CTE and pleaded for his brain to be studied in the wake of the massacre.

He wrote addressing Terry Long, the former Pittsburgh Steelers player who was diagnosed with CTE after downing antifreeze to kill himself 20 years ago.

“Terry Long, football gave me CTE, and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze,” the note stated.

“You can’t go against the NFL, they’ll squash you.”

“Please study brain for CTE. I’m sorry. The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits,” he wrote. “They failed us.”

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