NYC Medical Examiner: Manhattan Mass Shooter Had CTE

A New York City medical examiner confirmed that Shane Tamura, 27—the gunman who killed four people in a Manhattan office tower housing NFL headquarters on July 28—had low-stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Tamura, a former high school player who died by suicide at the scene, carried a note asking researchers to study his brain and accused the NFL of minimizing head-injury risks. While experts stress CTE’s behavioral effects vary and causation can’t be assigned to specific acts, the diagnosis reignites debate over football’s long-term brain trauma, even among non-professionals. The NFL reiterated that science is evolving and condemned the violence; it previously acknowledged links between football and CTE in 2016 and has paid over $1.4B in concussion-related claims. Tamura had prior mental-health crises, underscoring the complex interplay of injury, illness, and public safety.

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Source: AP News