Shane Tamura, the gunman who opened fire at a Midtown Manhattan building that houses the NFL's headquarters, killing four people in July , had low-stage CTE, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Friday. Tamura, 27, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the July 28 rampage. Investigators believe he intended to reach the NFL's offices but entered the wrong elevator bank, ultimately carrying out the attack in other parts of the building.

"Following a thorough assessment and extensive analysis by our neuropathology experts, OCME has found unambiguous diagnostic evidence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE, in the brain tissue of the decedent. The findings correspond with the classification of low-stage CTE, according to current consensus cr

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