Shane Tamura's NFL headquarters shooting sparks concerns over rising violence in football
A 27-year-old man named Shane Tamura came into 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening, July 28, 2025. He shot at the lobby and 33rd floor inhabitants where the headquarters of the
NFL
are located from a high-powered rifle.
Including off-duty NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, four people passed away and one was gravely injured. Tamura then took his own life. The building houses big firms like Blackstone and KPMG, but investigators say he had no known link to them. His motives remain under study, and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said, 'We are working to understand why he targeted this location.'
NFL headquarters shooting
adds to list of violent cases involving NFL players
This shooting is not the only time football fame and violence have collided. Here are some recent examples:
Antonio Brown
charged with attempted murder in Miami shooting
On May 16, 2025, 36-year-old former NFL receiver Antonio Brown got into a fight beyond the ring at a boxing event in Miami.
Police claim he retrieved a weapon from a guard and shot twice at a man called Zul-Qarnain Nantambu, who had known Brown since 2022. One shot grazed Nanambu's neck, he informed police. Brown is accused of second-degree tried murder, which may bring a 15-year sentence. After Brown left the Buccaneers in 2021, Coach Tom Brady remarked, "Everybody should do what they can to help him.
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Titans' L'Jarius Sneed sued over Texas shooting from luxury car
On December 6, 2024, Titans cornerback L'Jarius Sneed or someone with him allegedly fired shots from a Lamborghini at Christian Nshimiyimana, who sat in a Mercedes-G-Wagon on a car-dealer lot in Carrollton, Texas.
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No one was hit, but Nshimiyimana sued Sneed for $1 million in April 2025. 'The proof is there,' said Nshimiyimana's lawyer about security-camera footage. The Titans say they are watching the case closely.
Former NFL player
Phillip Adams
killed six in 2021 shooting, had brain disease
Former NFL cornerback Phillip Adams, 32, shot six people on April 7, 2021, at a house in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The following day he committed suicide after killing five people. A brain exam found he had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a disease linked to head hits in football.
'Unusually severe brain disease' may have driven his actions, said Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University.
Aaron Hernandez
's murder case and prison suicide still haunt NFL
Patriots tight end Aaron Josef Hernandez played from 2010 to 2012. Following Odin Lloyd's murder in 2013, he was arrested in 2015 and given a life in jail. On April 19, 2017 Hernandez hung himself at age 27 in his prison. He was also diagnosed with CTE postmortem.
Ex-Raider Anthony Wayne Smith serving life for multiple murders
Charged in 1990, Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith was connected to three Los Angeles murders.
He was found guilty of kidnapping, torture, and murder two brothers in 1999 as well as another man in 2001 by a jury in November 2015. In January 2016 he received three life sentences sans parole.
These examples demonstrate that violence by present and past football players is a legitimate worry. Fans and the league wish improved mental health support and stricter conduct standards would help to prevent more fatalities.
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