NYC skyscraper shooter's 'suicide note' blamed NFL for brain disease


  • World
  • Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025

Police officers stand guard on a street during a reported shooter situation in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S. July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The man who shot four people dead with an assault-style rifle inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper was carrying a "suicide note" blaming the National Football League for a degenerative brain disease he claimed to have, New York City's police commissioner said on Tuesday.

Police have identified the gunman as Shane Tamura, 27, a Las Vegas casino security officer and former high school football player with a documented history of mental illness.

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