Medical examiner finds NYC shooter who targeted NFL headquarters had head-collision related CTE

A medical examiner conducting the autopsy of the man who last month fatally shot four people at a Manhattan office building had at a Manhattan office building had a degenerative brain condition known as CTE.

The shooter, who killed himself in the attack, Shane Tamura, claimed in a suicide note that he had the condition, formally known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy. 

Officials believe that the NFL headquarters was the target of the attack, but that Tamura took the wrong elevator bank to get to the floor.

Tamura claimed in a suicide note that he had the condition from playing high school football. He also asked coroners to study his brain after he died to see whether he had the disease. 

The medical examiner concluded Tamura had "unambiguous diagnostic evidence" of low-stage CTE, NBC News reported.

The condition is an Alzheimer’s-like disease that is most commonly associated with football players, as it occurs with repetitive hits to the head, even without a concussion.

'We continue to grieve the senseless loss of lives, and our hearts remain with the victims’ families and our dedicated employees,” the NFL said in a statement. “There is no justification for the horrific and senseless acts that took place."

Tamura's family declined to comment on the finding, according to the New York Times.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.