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Shane Tamura hasn’t had his name buzzing since he played football in high school, almost a decade ago. The way he chose to go about it was completely wrong.
The former Southern California football standout killed four people inside a Midtown Manhattan building Monday, including an off-duty police officer. The 27-year-old gunman played football while attending Granada Hills Charter School in Los Angeles County.
It has been revealed that he had a promising career at one point.
According to high-school sports statistics websites MaxPreps and Hudl, Tamura played defensive back, running back, and halfback throughout his career at Granada Hills Charter and Golden Valley, which are further north in the Santa Clarita Valley.
During the 2015 season, which was Shane Tamura’s senior year, he picked up six Player of the Game awards while registering 126 carries for 616 rushing yards and five touchdowns in nine appearances.
As a wide receiver, the 5-foot-7 player hauled in 25 catches for 229 yards and two touchdowns.
He also had 139 carries for 774 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 appearances for Golden Valley the season prior, as well as 16 catches for 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
It remains unclear if Shane Tamura went to college and tried to continue his football career.
Shane Tamura shot four people at a corporate skyscraper in New York City. Authorities found a suicide note on him that was pages long.
Tamura killed four people Monday night when he opened fire at 345 Park Avenue, a corporate skyscraper that houses the NFL’s and investment firm Blackstone’s headquarters.
The note, running several pages, is addressed to Terry Long, the former Pittsburgh Steelers player who was diagnosed with CTE after downing antifreeze to kill himself in 2005.
“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,” he wrote.
