Manhattan Shooter Left Suicide Note Blaming NFL, Claimed Brain Trauma Linked to Football

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Manhattan Shooter Left Suicide Note Blaming NFL, Claimed Brain Trauma Linked to Football

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Published on Jul 29, 2025, 10:25:11 AM
Total time: 00:12:59

Episode Description

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the shooting that took place in Manhattan, NY yesterday.

Yesterday, a tragic shooting rocked Midtown Manhattan. The attack took place at 345 Park Avenue, where Shane Devon Tamura, a 27-year-old former high school football player from Las Vegas, opened fire in a building housing major corporate tenants, including the NFL headquarters. The rampage left four civilians dead—including an off-duty NYPD officer—and ended with Tamura’s suicide on the 33rd floor. Tamura left behind a suicide note expressing grievances about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) linked to football and suggested the NFL was a specific target. What happened?

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