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Mass Shooting at 345 Park Avenue Leaves Four Dead as Shooter’s Note Blames CTE

The NYPD, FBI, bomb squad have secured the skyscraper as investigators examine the gunman’s note blaming CTE, his multi-state route, building security measures.

TIROTEO
El tiroteo en Nueva York fue el lunes 28 en un edificio de Park Av. Foto: AP
La policía de Nueva York habría encontrado una nota suicida en el cuerpo de Shane Tamura. (Foto: Especial GH)
Tamura, exjugador de fútbol americano en su juventud pero nunca profesional, se suicidó tras asesinar a cuatro personas, incluido un policía y una ejecutiva de Blackstone, según ABC.  Foto: Especial.

Overview

  • Shane Devon Tamura, 27, opened fire with an M4 rifle in the lobby and on the 33rd floor before dying by suicide
  • Four people were killed, among them off-duty NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, a Blackstone executive, a Rudin Management associate and a security guard
  • Investigators recovered a handwritten note in which Tamura blamed chronic traumatic encephalopathy and expressed grievances against the NFL
  • Authorities traced Tamura’s cross-country drive through Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa, arriving in New York on July 28
  • The NYPD, FBI and bomb squad continue a joint investigation into the shooter’s motives, his travel history and the tower’s security protocols