A lone shooter who killed 4 folks in a Park Avenue high-rise workplace constructing on Monday reportedly blamed soccer for his documented psychological sickness in a be aware he left on the scene. He shot himself to loss of life afterward, authorities mentioned.
Officers “acquainted with the investigation” informed NBC Information that Shane Tamura’s be aware linking his psychological well being woes to having performed the sport has prompted legislation enforcement to analyze whether or not Tamura carried out his assault on the constructing as a result of it homes the NFL headquarters.
An NFL worker was severely injured within the capturing, league Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed, however not on one of many a number of flooring that home the league’s places of work.
In his three-page be aware, Tamura mentioned he had continual traumatic encephalopathy, blaming the NFL for his situation and requesting that his mind be studied, police sources informed JHB. The situation can solely be identified upon loss of life, and has been present in a comparatively excessive share of former NFL gamers who have been subjected to repeated head trauma.
The shooter referenced ingesting antifreeze and talked about former Pittsburgh Steelers participant Terry Lengthy, in keeping with police sources. Lengthy, who had CTE, killed himself by ingesting antifreeze in 2005.
Tamura reportedly shot himself within the chest on the thirty third flooring, the place he died with the be aware in his pocket, in keeping with The New York Submit.
Fox 11 Los Angeles famous Tamura, who was not too long ago a safety guard at a Las Vegas on line casino, was a star soccer participant at Golden Valley Excessive College and Granada Hills Constitution Excessive College in California, however didn’t point out any taking part in profession past that.
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“May I’ve finished extra?” requested Walter Roby, Tamura’s coach throughout his senior yr at Granada Hills. “May I assist the child? May I’ve reached out to him or may you attain out to me? It’s simply a whole lot of issues I’m making an attempt to course of proper now.”

