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Ex-Athlete Citing CTE Kills Four in Midtown Manhattan Office Shooting

Investigators confirmed that CTE-related grievances over concussion risks fueled the deadly rampage against NFL offices.

Cornell graduate Julia Hyman has been identified as one of the victims of the shooting in New York.
Flags fly at half-staff outside 345 Park Ave., the scene of the July 28th Midtown mass shooting, on July 29, 2025.
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Overview

  • Julia Hyman, a 27-year-old Cornell School of Hotel Administration graduate and Rudin Management associate, was among four people slain on the 33rd floor of 345 Park Ave.
  • The other victims included Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, NYPD officer Didarul Islam and security guard Aland Etienne, and an NFL employee was wounded but survived.
  • Shooter Shane Tamura, 27, a former high school football player and Las Vegas casino security guard, left a note blaming chronic traumatic encephalopathy on the NFL for concealing concussion dangers.
  • Authorities say Tamura carried an AR-15–style rifle into the building, intended to target the NFL’s headquarters but mistakenly took the wrong elevator and killed himself after the attack.
  • Rudin Management, Cornell University leaders and state officials have issued condolences and renewed calls for stronger gun-violence prevention measures.