NYC Medical Examiner Confirms Low-Stage CTE in Gunman Who Targeted NFL Offices

NYC shooter who targeted NFL HQ had CTE: Medical examiner

The man who opened fire in the NFL's New York City headquarters in July was found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE, the NYC medical examiner’s office confirmed Friday. The shooter killed four people, including a New York Police Department officer. CTE is a serious, progressive brain disease caused by repeated head injuries, most commonly seen in athletes in contact sports. It can only be diagnosed posthumously, accordi…

Medical Examiners Found Something Grim About the Brain of the Gunman Who Shot Up the NFL Building

A medical examiner has found that former high school football player Shane Tamura, who shot and killed four people, had CTE.

Gunman who attacked Manhattan office building had CTE - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

NEW YORK — The gunman who killed four people in a midtown Manhattan office building in July had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head injuries sustained in football and other contact sports, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office.

Gunman who blamed NFL had CTE, medical examiner confirms

NEW YORK — 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…

Gunman Who Killed 4 in Shooting at NFL Headquarters Had CTE

The gunman who killed four people in an NYC office building in July had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. The degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head injuries sustained in football and other contact sports can only be diagnosed posthumously. The gunman, identified as Shane Tamura, died by suicide following the shooting, which took place in the building that houses the h…

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

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 Yor…