New York City mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that Shane Tamura, the identified gunman who killed four people and wounded several others in New York City Monday, was targeting National Football League headquarters.
The NFL's main offices are located in the building at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, but Adams said Tamura took the wrong elevator in the building after shooting several in the lobby. When the elevator stopped at Rudin Management, Tamura exited, allegedly shot one person, then eventually took his own life.
Adams said Tamura, a casino security employee who traveled all the way from Las Vegas by car, left a "suicide note" which indicated he was targeting the NFL over CTE and that he blamed the league for a brain injury. Tamura once played high school football outside Los Angeles, but he never played above that level.
Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Monday, in the immediate aftermath, that one of the league's employees had been shot and was is serious but stable condition at a local hospital. Considering Tamura never was in the right part of the building for league offices, the victim was likely shot in the lobby. Goodell said Monday he was increasing security at league offices for the immediate and long-term future.
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New York City mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that Shane Tamura, the identified gunman who killed four people and wounded several others in New York City Monday, was targeting National Football League headquarters.
The NFL's main offices are located in the building at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, but Adams said Tamura took the wrong elevator in the building after shooting several in the lobby. When the elevator stopped at Rudin Management, Tamura exited, allegedly shot one person, then eventually took his own life.
Adams said Tamura, a casino security employee who traveled all the way from Las Vegas by car, left a "suicide note" which indicated he was targeting the NFL over CTE and that he blamed the league for a brain injury. Tamura once played high school football outside Los Angeles, but he never played above that level.
Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Monday, in the immediate aftermath, that one of the league's employees had been shot and was is serious but stable condition at a local hospital. Considering Tamura never was in the right part of the building for league offices, the victim was likely shot in the lobby. Goodell said Monday he was increasing security at league offices for the immediate and long-term future.
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