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Gunman Was Targeting NFL in Midtown Office Shooting Spree

Shooter who killed four people left suicide note indicating he believed he had CTE from brain trauma, Mayor Adams says

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The shooter who killed four people on Monday evening at a Midtown Manhattan office building left a suicide note in which he appeared to be targeting the National Football League at its headquarters.

The suicide note suggested he believed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease associated with head injuries, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday. The shooter, who has a history of mental illness, blamed the NFL for his condition, Adams said. 

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