{"id":122637,"date":"2025-08-06T03:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/122637\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T03:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:59:10","slug":"nyc-midtown-shooter-shane-tamura-suffered-from-sports-related-concussion-mom-told-vegas-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/122637\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC midtown shooter Shane Tamura suffered from sports-related concussion, mom told Vegas cops"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mother of the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office<\/a> tower home to the NFL before taking his own life told 911 dispatchers during a 2022 incident when he threatened to kill himself that he suffered from a sports-related concussion and other issues, new information released by Las Vegas police Tuesday revealed.<\/p>\n

Shane Tamura, 27, had a documented history of mental health problems and carried a handwritten note in his wallet when he carried out the shooting that claimed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known at CTE, investigators said. He accused the football league of hiding the dangers of brain injuries linked to contact sports.<\/p>\n

His mother told the dispatchers on Sept. 12, 2022, that her son was also struggling with depression, chronic migraines and insomnia; was taking sleeping pills and smoked marijuana; and kept a gun in his backpack. It was one of two incidents that led to Tamura being admitted to hospitals for mental health crises.<\/p>\n

Tamura had a documented history of mental health problems. DailyNews PrepSports<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said he\u2019s going to kill himself,\u201d she said in the recorded 911 call. \u201cHe didn\u2019t say he made a plan, he just said he just can\u2019t take it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tamura\u2019s mother placed the call from outside a Budget Suites Motel and reported that her son was threatening to hurt himself.<\/p>\n

Signage for Blackstone is seen as a New York City Police (NYPD) officer stands outside the 345 Park Avenue building, the scene of last night\u2019s deadly shootings in Midtown Manhattan in New York on July 29, 2025. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Tamura worked at the Horseshoe Las Vegas until last week, when authorities say he drove his car to New York and carried out the shooting. Obtained by NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just started crying and slamming things and said I\u2019m making him worse, so I said, \u2018I\u2019ll step outside,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t want you to be upset, but I\u2019m afraid to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

She told dispatchers she would wait in the stairwell because she did not want Tamura to know she had called the police.<\/p>\n

\tHow the shooting unfolded<\/p>\n