Detectives from the New York Police Department (NYPD) reported finding additional suicide notes and antipsychotic medications belonging to Manhattan shooter Shane Tamura at his Las Vegas home.
Investigation details released on Wednesday indicated that one note found in Tamura’s studio apartment was addressed to his parents, expressing, “I love you, mom. I’m sorry.”
Prescription bottles for antipsychotics, along with antiepileptics and anti-inflammatory drugs, were reportedly discovered, according to various sources.
Tamura was armed with a rifle when he fatally shot four individuals and injured others before turning the weapon on himself at an office building housing both Blackstone and NFL headquarters. Authorities also located a 100-round 9mm ammunition and an empty revolver box in a car registered to him in New York.
Shane Tamura’s father, Terence, served nearly three decades with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Officials confirmed that he retired in good standing on August 5, 2017.
The young gunman, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the attack on Monday, also left behind a three-page suicide note. Within it, the 27-year-old attributed his mental health struggles to CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Reports indicated that the NFL had previously suggested he undergo a brain study.
New York Mayor Eric Adams stated, “It seems he blamed the NFL for his injuries.”
Employees of the NFL were reportedly injured in the shooting but are expected to recover, as covered by some news outlets.
While Tamura played high school football in California, his father worked for LAPD. His former coach expressed regret, wondering if there had been anything more he could have done to prevent this tragedy.
“Total shock, total shock,” commented former football coach Walter Robbie.
He reflected, “You think about the saying, 99 sheep and one will run away; you start to question yourself, was there anything else I could have done?”
Tamura also referenced his supervisor in a memo found at the scene of the incident.
One of the notes said, “Sorry, Rick,” while the police confirmed that Rick, whose last name remains undisclosed, sold Tamura the AR-15 weapon used in the shooting, as well as the car he drove from Nevada to New York.
As of Friday, no charges have been filed against him.
