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Sydney Morning Herald
29-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Gunman who killed four at NYC building was targeting NFL offices, mayor says
New York: A gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building before killing himself was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator, Mayor Eric Adams said. Investigators believe Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas, was trying to get to the NFL offices after shooting several people in the building's lobby but accidentally entered the wrong set of elevator banks, Adams said in interviews. Four people, including off-duty New York City Police Officer Didarul Islam, were killed. Police said Tamura had a history of mental illness, and a rambling note found on his body suggested that he had a grievance against the NFL over a claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which can only be diagnosed after someone has died. He played high school football in California nearly two decades ago, but he never played in the NFL. 'He seemed to have blamed the NFL,' the mayor told WPIX-TV. 'The NFL headquarters was located in the building, and he mistakenly went up the wrong elevator bank.' NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo to staff that a league employee was seriously injured in the attack and was hospitalised in stable condition. 'We are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat quickly and decisively and to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others,' Goodell said. The note found on Tamura claimed he had been suffering from CTE – the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other repeated head trauma common in contact sports like football – and said his brain should be studied after he died, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. It also specifically referenced the NFL, one of the people familiar with the matter said.
The Age
29-07-2025
- The Age
Gunman who killed four at NYC building was targeting NFL offices, mayor says
New York: A gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building before killing himself was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator, Mayor Eric Adams said. Investigators believe Shane Tamura, of Las Vegas, was trying to get to the NFL offices after shooting several people in the building's lobby but accidentally entered the wrong set of elevator banks, Adams said in interviews. Four people, including off-duty New York City Police Officer Didarul Islam, were killed. Police said Tamura had a history of mental illness, and a rambling note found on his body suggested that he had a grievance against the NFL over a claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which can only be diagnosed after someone has died. He played high school football in California nearly two decades ago, but he never played in the NFL. 'He seemed to have blamed the NFL,' the mayor told WPIX-TV. 'The NFL headquarters was located in the building, and he mistakenly went up the wrong elevator bank.' NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a memo to staff that a league employee was seriously injured in the attack and was hospitalised in stable condition. 'We are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat quickly and decisively and to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others,' Goodell said. The note found on Tamura claimed he had been suffering from CTE – the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other repeated head trauma common in contact sports like football – and said his brain should be studied after he died, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. It also specifically referenced the NFL, one of the people familiar with the matter said.
UPI
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: New York restaurant returns 110-year-old lobster to the sea
June 16 (UPI) -- A 21-pound lobster estimated to be 110 years old was released back into the open sea by a New York seafood restaurant. Butch Yamali, owner of Peter's Clam Bar in Hempstead, Long Island, said the lobster, named Lorenzo, has been living at the eatery for years. "Lorenzo just kind of slipped through the cracks and ended up in our tank for years," Yamali told WPIX-TV. He said freeing Lorenzo seemed like an appropriate way to celebrate National Lobster Day and Father's Day. "Some of these lobsters just don't live that long, and this one did. So we figured what better way to celebrate Father's Day than by freeing Lorenzo. He became like a pet. People would come see him and take pictures with him, and he was just an object of the store," Yamali said. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti teamed up with Peter's Clam Bar to "pardon" Lorenzo prior to his release at the Atlantic Beach Reef. "He's now living his best life -- clawing his way to freedom and soaking up the salty breeze (instead of butter)," the restaurant said in a Facebook post. Yamali said he was pleased to be able to give Lorenzo a second chance at life in the wild. "He's gonna be missed, but I think it's better like this. If he passed away here, it wouldn't be a good thing, and I couldn't have the heart to sell him," he said.
