US EditionShane Tamura's Years-Long Headache Treatments Surface as CTE Autopsy Remains Pending
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, AUG 28 – Shane Tamura, who killed four people at NFL headquarters, suffered chronic headaches linked to possible brain disease and sought treatment including neurological exams, ESPN reported.
- Authorities say the gunman, Shane Tamura, killed four people at 345 Park Avenue on Monday, Aug. 28, 2025, and critically injured an NFL employee.
- Las Vegas medical sources say he suffered chronic headaches that began during his high school football days and worsened over years, prompting extensive medical help.
- Police say the gunman left a suicide note referencing `CTE chronic traumatic encephalopathy` and requested his brain be studied, after regularly seeing doctors, including a neurologist, and receiving yearly MRI exams and head injections.
- Victim identities show the toll, including an off-duty NYPD officer, two building employees, and a security guard, with Goodell saying the NFL employee was 'stable and improving.'
- Law enforcement released a preliminary timeline showing Tamura's movements, and experts caution it could take weeks before autopsy and brain study confirm any CTE link.
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Report: Alleged NY gunman had sought help for medical issues in Las Vegas
ESPN reported Sunday that 27-year-old Shane Tamura started having the headaches in Southern California, where he played high school football, and continued into adulthood after he moved to Las Vegas in 2019. Tamura received prescriptions for various medications after first trying over-the-counter pain relievers, according to ESPN, which spoke with a person close to his family.
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