Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others earlier than taking his personal life, left behind a suicide notice saying he suffered from CTE, a mind damage typically linked to enjoying soccer, police sources mentioned Tuesday.
Tamura, 27, mentioned within the notice, which is a couple of pages lengthy and which he had on him as he carried out his capturing rampage Monday, that he needs his mind to be studied, the sources mentioned.
Tamura, who performed aggressive soccer when he was younger, additionally took problem with the NFL, saying “they’ll squash you” if criticized or referred to as out, the sources mentioned.
The NFL has officers on 4 decrease flooring of the constructing the place the capturing occurred.
The capturing nonetheless, passed off within the foyer and on the thirty third flooring, dwelling to Rudin Administration, the place police say he killed one lady earlier than capturing himself within the chest.
One in three former NFL gamers, in keeping with a examine, imagine they’ve CTE, persistent traumatic encephalopathy. The neuropathological situation is linked to repeated head trauma however can solely be recognized by way of a postmortem examination.
Tamura lived in Las Vegas and had a historical past of psychological sickness, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned at press convention Monday night time.
Tamura drove cross-country and double-parked his black BMW when he arrrived at 345 Park Ave., a 44-story skyscraper that takes up a whole block, from E. 51st to E. 52nd St.
Toting an M4, an assault-style rifle, he walked into the foyer of the constructing and opened fireplace, Tisch mentioned, first killing NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was working his second job as a safety officer on the constructing, Tisch mentioned.
The gunman shot two different folks within the foyer, killing one and badly wounding the opposite, earlier than taking the elevator to the thirty third flooring, Tisch mentioned.
Initially Printed: July 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM EDT
