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NYPD and FBI Probe CTE-Linked Midtown Manhattan Tower Shooting

Investigators recovered a suicide note blaming chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the NFL.

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 Devone Tamura, 27, drove from Las Vegas to New York and at 6:20 p.m. on Monday opened fire in the lobby of 345 Park Avenue before killing himself on the 33rd floor.
  • Officer Didarul Islam and three civilians died in the attack and one other person remains in critical condition.
  • A three-page note found on the shooter cited CTE and expressed hostility toward the National Football League.
  • The NYPD bomb squad and FBI secured the scene and have launched a joint inquiry into the shooter’s motives, building security protocols and mental health factors.
  • According to the Gun Violence Archive, this was the 254th mass shooting in the U.S. so far this year.