CTE found in brain of man who killed four at NYC NFL HQ

The New York City medical examiner said Friday that Shane Devon Tamura, the 27 year old who killed four people and then himself in a July 28 shooting at the Midtown Manhattan office tower that houses the National Football League headquarters, had unambiguous diagnostic evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly called CTE. Tamura left a three page suicide note at the scene blaming the NFL for concealing the dangers of repetitive head trauma and asking that his brain be studied, authorities said.

Police say Tamura drove from Las Vegas to 345 Park Avenue and entered the building carrying an M4 style rifle. He opened fire in the lobby, then boarded what investigators believe was the wrong elevator bank and fired again on the 33rd floor before turning the gun on himself, New York Police Department officials said. Four people were killed: NYPD Officer Didarul Islam; Aland Etienne, a security officer; Wesley LePatner, a Blackstone executive; and Julia Hyman, a Rudin employee. An NFL employee was seriously wounded but survived, authorities said.

In a statement, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said examination of Tamura’s brain revealed “unambiguous diagnostic...