{"id":2491671,"date":"2025-09-26T17:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shooter-who-targeted-nfl-headquarters-diagnosed-with-cte-after-death\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:04:02","slug":"shooter-who-targeted-nfl-headquarters-diagnosed-with-cte-after-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shooter-who-targeted-nfl-headquarters-diagnosed-with-cte-after-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooter who targeted NFL headquarters diagnosed with CTE after death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshooter-who-targeted-nfl-headquarters-diagnosed-with-cte-after-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Shane Devon Tamura, the gunman who fatally shot four people in a Manhattan office building housing the NFL headquarters before killing himself, was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">medical examiner<\/a> confirmed Tamura had clear evidence of low-stage CTE, a brain disease linked to repeated head injuries commonly found in football players. Tamura, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-football-player-calls-on-gavin-newsom-to-stop-restricting-sports-give-us-a-chance\/\" title=\"... ... 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The NFL previously acknowledged the connection between football and CTE in 2016 and expressed condolences for the victims. the article also references other notable cases of former NFL players diagnosed with CTE, including Aaron Hernandez and Phillip Adams, highlighting the challenges in detecting and studying the disease, which can only be confirmed after death. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Shooter who targeted NFL headquarters diagnosed with CTE after death<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2204968\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gunman<\/a> who had suspected he had CTE when he shot several people in a Manhattan office building did in fact have the disease, the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York City<\/a> medical examiner said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter, Shane Devon Tamura, 27, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-lets-manti-teos-catfishing-abuser-off-the-hook-because-hes-transgender\/\" title=\"Netflix Lets Manti Te\u2019o\u2019s Catfishing Abuser Off The Hook Because He\u2019s Transgender\">played high school football<\/a>, shot and killed himself after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3484641\/multiple-people-shot-midtown-manhattan-gunman-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fatally shooting four people<\/a> in July. The medical examiner said he had &ldquo;unambiguous diagnostic evidence&rdquo; of low-stage<strong> <\/strong>CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826156\/chicago-police-settlement-90m-civil-rights-violations-former-cop-ronald-watts\/\">Chicago to pay $90M settlement for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >civil rights violations involving<\/a> former cop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3825353\/judge-makes-example-antifa-arsonist-federal-firebombing\/\">&lsquo;Terrorism cannot be tolerated&rsquo;: Judge makes example out of antifa arsonist in federal firebombing case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3825123\/ice-shooting-dallas-terrorism-joshua-jahn\/\">ICE shooting in Dallas is &#8216;very definition of terrorism&#8217;: US Attorney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The brain disease is caused by repeated head injuries and is most commonly associated with players in the NFL. Medical professionals have <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaneurology\/fullarticle\/2808952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> young athletes can develop CTE even if they do not go on to play football after high school.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New York officials said Tamura was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3484776\/nyc-shane-tamura-targeting-nfl-headquarters-eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">targeting the headquarters<\/a> of the NFL when he opened fire at the office building, which housed the NFL headquarters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tamura killed Didarul Islam, a New York Police Department officer; Aland Etienne, a security guard behind a desk; Wesley LePatner, a senior executive at Blackstone; and Julia Hyman, who worked at Rudin Management. The gunman also shot and wounded Craig Clementi, an employee for the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>CTE often affects the superior frontal cortex, which controls cognition and&nbsp;executive function, and oftentimes affects&nbsp;the amygdala, which is needed in emotional control, aggression, and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFL<\/a> first acknowledged the link between CTE and football players in 2016. The NFL said in a statement Friday it continued to &ldquo;grieve the senseless loss of lives, and our hearts remain with the victims&rsquo; families and our dedicated employees.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no justification for the horrific acts that took place,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The brain disease can only be diagnosed after death, as there is no current technology that can detect CTE when a person is alive. This has made CTE difficult to study.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several former NFL players have had severe cases of CTE.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had one of the worst cases of CTE, Boston University medical experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2017\/aaron-hernandez-cte-worst-seen-in-young-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. He died by suicide at age 27 after being convicted of murder.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3812406\/dc-council-approves-commanders-stadium-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DC COUNCIL APPROVES COMMANDERS STADIUM DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, former cornerback Phillip Adams fatally shot six people before committing suicide. He was also found to have had CTE.<\/p>\n<p>Former NFL player Dave Duerson notably shot himself in the chest in 2011 to preserve his brain. He left a note asking that his brain be studied after his death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shooter targeting NFL HQ confirmed to have CTE after death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2491672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25269707550019.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61813,64132,7215,6842,49547],"class_list":["post-2491671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brain-injury","tag-cte-2","tag-nfl","tag-shooter","tag-sports-health"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25269707550019.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2491671"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2491675,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491671\/revisions\/2491675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2491672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2491671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2491671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2491671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}