Investigation Reveals Key Details in New York Shooter Case
Authorities conducted thorough searches of Shane Tamura’s property following the shooting at a New York City skyscraper, where the NFL offices are located. Newly revealed court documents, obtained by this media outlet, shed light on the investigation.
According to the search warrants, signed by District Court Judge Tierra Jones, the police searched Tamura’s apartment in the Paradise Royale complex in Las Vegas. The search was conducted on Tuesday, revealing significant findings.
- A notebook with a farewell note.
- A rifle bipod.
- Multiple empty medicine bottles and related documentation.
- Other medicine bottles with pills.
- An empty Colt pistol case.
- 9mm ammunition.
- A rifle cartridge.
- A vehicle title.
A second record was made in locker number 11 of Tamura, located in the surveillance room of the Paris Las Vegas hotel. However, according to the records, no property was seized from the locker.
Tamura worked as a surveillance employee at the Horseshoe, which is connected to the Paris hotel, both owned by Caesars Entertainment.
Authorities believe Tamura, an employee at a Las Vegas casino, was trying to reach the NFL offices on Monday after shooting at several people in the building’s lobby, but he took the wrong elevator. Police indicated that Tamura, who played American football in high school about a decade ago, but never in the NFL, had a history of mental illness.
The records were executed by Nevada authorities. The orders stipulated that “any evidence/property recovered as a result of the attached search warrant be transferred to the police officers of the New York City Police Department or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a police department of the State of New York”.
The NYPD and the FBI may have been present during the searches and are the organizations, according to the orders, that must take care of, control, and custody of the evidence for its documentation.
