Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot four individuals at a Manhattan office building before taking his own life. He purchased the AR-15-style rifle from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino. Tamura expressed grievances over the NFL's management of concerns surrounding chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a note found on his body. Additionally, police discovered a separate note in his apartment that suggested feelings of parental disappointment. Investigators found prescribed psychiatric medication and an apology to his mother among his belongings.
Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot three people Monday in the building lobby before taking an elevator to the 33rd floor, killing a fourth victim and then ending his own life.
In a note found on his body, Tamura assailed the NFL's handling of concerns about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, claiming he himself had the degenerative brain disease.
Investigating his movements as well as his mindset, detectives learned that he purchased the rifle and car from his supervisor at a job in the surveillance department at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Police said they also found a psychiatric medication, an epilepsy drug and an anti-inflammatory that had been prescribed to Tamura.
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