Unraveling in Las Vegas, Then a Massacre in New York

Shane Tamura was barely known in the city where he lived, working at night and navigating mental health crises. He drove 2,500 miles east to commit New York’s deadliest shooting in a quarter-century.

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3 Years Before Midtown Manhattan Shooting, Nevada Police Had Gunman Committed

The Las Vegas police released documents and records describing the mental health breakdowns that the man who killed four people in a New York building had faced earlier.

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When Bloodshed and Chaos Arrived at 345 Park Avenue

On a steamy Monday evening, no one inside the Manhattan office building noticed the dark BMW pull up outside. The driver entered the lobby with a rifle in his hand.

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She Came Face to Face With the Park Avenue Gunman and Survived

Sebije Nelovic, who has cleaned the Manhattan office building that was the site of the shooting for 27 years, was dusting a table that Monday evening. Then she heard gunfire.

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Park Avenue Killer Bought Rifle for $1,400 From His Casino Boss

The man who gunned down four people at a Park Avenue office building left anti-psychotic medication in his Las Vegas apartment, and a note.

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An Office Tower Shooting Shocks New York

The city’s strict gun laws could not prevent someone driving across the country with an assault rifle.

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Midtown Manhattan Becomes America’s Stage for Acts of Violence

A small part of the nation’s largest city has drawn people bent on killing to draw attention to their causes. The man who shot four people at a Park Avenue office tower was the latest.

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Gunman in NYC Shooting Legally Purchased a Gun Despite Record of Mental Health Problems

The man who shot and killed four people in Manhattan had legally purchased a firearm in Nevada, where he lived, despite a record of mental health problems.

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The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman

Shane Tamura is not the first former football player to shoot himself in the chest and request that his brain be examined.

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NYC Gunman Brings Issue of C.T.E. to NFL’s Door

Shane Tamura never played in the league, but the police believe he was seeking vengeance over the handling of head injuries in football.

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