NFL Offices Targeted in Manhattan Shooting, Employee Injured, Four Killed

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A gunman attacked the NFL offices in a Manhattan building on Monday, targeting the league and leaving four people dead, including a New York City police officer. An NFL employee was seriously injured in the attack and is expected to recover. The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas, had a documented mental health history and wrote a note referencing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) before taking his own life.

Key Takeaways:

  • The shooter, Shane Tamura, had a documented mental health history and wrote a note referencing CTE before the attack.
  • Tamura appeared to have blamed the NFL for his own CTE diagnosis, which can only be definitively diagnosed after death.
  • An NFL employee, Craig Clementi, was seriously injured in the attack and is expected to recover from spinal damage.
  • Four people, including a New York City police officer, were killed in the attack.
  • The shooter took the wrong elevator bank up to the NFL headquarters, instead going to Rudin Management, where he carried out additional shootings.
  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a memo to league employees that the employee injured in the attack is in stable condition and that the League is providing support to the family.
  • The NFL is increasing security presence at 345 Park Avenue, the location of the League's offices, in the days and weeks to come.
  • The medical examiner's office will determine whether Tamura's brain will be tested for CTE.
  • The NFL Players Association has expressed condolences and support to the families of those affected by the attack.

Statistics:

  • 4 people were killed in the attack, including a New York City police officer.
  • 1 NFL employee was seriously injured in the attack.
  • 27-year-old Shane Tamura is the identified shooter.
  • The shooter wrote a three-page handwritten note referencing CTE before taking his own life.
  • The attack occurred in the evening of July 28 at the NFL offices in Manhattan.
  • The shooter had a documented mental health history.

Sources:

  • [The Washington Post]
  • [New York Daily News]
  • [CBS]
  • [CNN]
  • [Associated Press]
  • [New York City Police Department]