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CTE Note, Permit Questions Emerge in Probe of Midtown Manhattan Mass Shooting

Authorities are scrutinizing how a gunman with documented mental-health holds obtained a Nevada concealed-carry permit after leaving a manifesto blaming the NFL for CTE

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Mayor Eric Adams said on X that an officer had been 'struck down' and expressed his 'deepest sympathies' to the family of the officer
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Overview

  • Investigators have recovered a three-page note in which shooter Shane Tamura blamed the NFL for chronic traumatic encephalopathy and asked that his brain be studied after his suicide.
  • Authorities are reviewing Tamura’s documented history of involuntary mental-health holds alongside the Nevada concealed-carry permit he held.
  • Officials are tracing his cross-country drive from Las Vegas to New York City and examining how he transported an assault rifle into a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper.
  • The fatal July 28 shooting at 345 Park Avenue killed four people—including off-duty NYPD Officer Didarul Islam—and wounded an NFL employee who remains in stable condition.
  • New York City and federal agencies are coordinating support for victims’ families and assessing security protocols in high-rise office buildings.