Manhattan shooter blames NFL for brain disease

A handwritten note found on Manhattan gunman, Shane Tamura, suggests that he may have been suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain condition linked to repeated head trauma.

The 25-year-old entered a prominent Midtown Manhattan skyscraper guns blazing and opened fire at random, killing four people, before turning the gun on himself.

It is reported that Tamura had been trying to get into the National Football League (NFL) offices located in the same building where the shooting took place, but took the wrong elevator.

On the note found on him, he wrote a list of names that seem to have been his target.

“The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains, to maximise profits. They failed us.”

According to the police, the man who was carrying a rifle started by opening fire on an NYPD officer, before shooting a woman who took cover behind a pillar.

He also shot a security guard, who was behind a security desk and a man in the lobby.

Four other victims were treated for minor injuries sustained while attempting to flee the scene.

The brazen act by the 25-year-old has sparked outrage on social media, with many condemning the violent rampage.

 

Shane Tamura had a manifesto.

Apparently, he discussed the CTE he suffered from football and asked for his brain to be studied.

The NFL was located in the building where he attacked.

It was clear that Tamura had no plans of leaving there alive.

As a football Mama, CTE is… pic.twitter.com/PhYsvAzPDC

— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) July 29, 2025

🕵️‍♂️CASED SOLVED🕵️‍♂️

Shane Tamura didn’t make it into the NFL and that is why he attacked the Blackstone building !

aka
headquarters of the NFL! 🏈 pic.twitter.com/QqpXL2ipXG

— Jakey (@JacobBaker613) July 29, 2025

That woman that Shane Tamura didn’t kill and let walk past him in the elevator needs to thank God with all her heart. Her destiny was to live. Wow. What luck.

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) July 29, 2025

I believe there is a little bit more to this than people realize. I believe that Shane Devon Tamura was suffering from a mental illness, and without getting the help that he needed, was allowed to be revolutionized by the Palestinian movement. pic.twitter.com/5LteNt93WN

— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) July 29, 2025

Shane Tamura was the New York Shooter. He failed at the NFL, so he decided to go after them!

As you can see, he couldn’t handle the heat.

What a retard. pic.twitter.com/hOUcvTKGnt

— Keaton Hobby (@RealKeatonHobby) July 29, 2025