Shooter who blamed the NFL for having hidden dangers of brain damage had a cte: medical examiner

The former high school football player who killed four people inside an office tower in Manhattan who houses the NFL seat and who blamed the league to have hidden the dangers of brain damage, suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE, the New York Legalist said on Friday.

Shane Tamura, 27, had “unambiguous diagnostic evidence” of chronic traumatic encephalopathy on a low floor, commonly known as CTE, according to the New York Legalist.

Tamura, a Las Vegas casino worker, got into the chest after spraying balls in the Manhattan office building on July 28, killing four people, including a police officer, a security guard and two people working in building companies.

He had traveled across the country with the intention of targeting the NFL office, officials said, but took the bad elevator.

Among the dead were a police officer, a security guard and two people who worked in building companies. An NFL employee was seriously injured but survived.

In a three -page note found in his portfolio, Tamura said he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy – diagnosed only after death – and implored those who found it: “Study my brain”.

“No justification,” replies the NFL

Among its grievances against the NFL appeared an assertion that the league put its profits before the safety of the players by hiding the CTE and which football can cause.

“There is no justification for the horrible and insane acts that have taken place,” said a spokesperson for the NFL in response to the results. “While the medical examiner notes it” science around this condition continues to evolve and the physical and mental manifestations of the CTE remain under study. “”

Brain disease affects the regions of the brain involved in regulating behavior and emotions. It was linked to concussions and other head trauma linked to contact sports, evidence of the disease found in professional and secondary athletes.

After more than a decade of denial, the NFL conceded the link between football and the CTE in the 2016 testimony before the congress, and has so far paid more than $ 1.4 billion to retired players to settle complaints related to concussion.

Tamura played football in high school in California a decade ago, but never played in the NFL.

Police said Tamura had a history of mental illness. In September 2023, he was arrested for an accusation offense after being invited to leave a suburban casino in Las Vegas and is to ask him for his identifier. The prosecutors then rejected the case.