Gunman Who Blamed NFL for Hiding Brain Injury Dangers Had CTE, Medical Examiner Confirms

Gunman Who Blamed NFL for Hiding Brain Injury Dangers Had CTE, Medical Examiner Confirms
Members of the NYPD's Crime Scene Unit examine a door with bullet holes, in New York, the day after a deadly shooting, on July 29, 2025. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo
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The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, and who blamed the league for hiding the dangers of brain injuries, was suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE, New York’s medical examiner said Friday.

Shane Tamura, 27, had “unambiguous diagnostic evidence” of low-stage chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, according to the New York City medical examiner.