The gunman suspected of focusing on Nationwide Soccer League headquarters In New York and killing 4, was a former standout soccer participant at two Southern California excessive faculties.
Shane Tamura, 27, was a celebrated varsity highschool participant at Golden Valley Excessive Faculty in Santa Clarita and Granada Hills Constitution.
Tamura performed soccer at Golden Valley Excessive Faculty within the Canyon Nation neighborhood of Santa Clarita for 3 years earlier than transferring to Granada Hills Constitution Faculty for his senior 12 months in 2015. Tamura didn’t play for the NFL.
‘A tough employee’
Dan Kelley, Golden Valley coach, instructed The Instances that he solely remembered Tamura as “a great athlete.” A 2015 Instances article quoted Kelley as saying he was anticipating “large issues” from Tamura and several other different gamers.
In his senior 12 months at Granada Hills, the 5-foot-7, 140-pound participant had 126 carries, 600 dashing yards and 5 touchdowns, in response to MaxPreps. He additionally gained a number of “participant of the sport” awards. He graduated in 2016, the positioning stated.
Walter Roby, his coach at Granada Hills, instructed Fox 11 that he was shocked by the information.
“Shane was very quiet. He was a quiet, laborious employee. He was coachable. So no matter we requested him to do, he was doing it. He led by, you understand, his actions on the sphere. He was our, you understand, considered one of my prime offensive gamers on the time,” he stated. “May I’ve carried out extra? May I assist the child? May I’ve reached out to him or might you attain out to me? It’s simply numerous issues I’m making an attempt to course of proper now.”
‘So stunning’
Granada Hills teammate Anthony Michael Leon instructed NBC Information: “That is so stunning. I’m telling you, this was a type of youngsters who by no means exerted dangerous power or a detrimental angle.”
“He was quiet, however when he did really speak, individuals listened,” Leon added.
It’s unclear what Tamura did after highschool.
Largely just lately, he was residing in Las Vegas.
A path to mass capturing
The preliminary investigation signifies that Tamura had traveled from Las Vegas to New York, driving a BMW cross nation by way of Colorado, Nebraska and New Jersey over the weekend.
Legislation enforcement stated that officers searched the automobile that the gunman left double parked on Park Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets and located a rifle case with rounds, a loaded revolver, ammunition and magazines, a backpack and drugs prescribed to Tamura. No explosives have been inside.
“Mr. Tamura has a documented psychological well being historical past,” New York Metropolis Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated Monday night time at a information convention, citing Las Vegas regulation enforcement. “His motives are nonetheless underneath investigation, and we’re working to know why he focused this explicit location.”
New York Mayor Eric Adams stated stated Tamura was making an attempt to focus on the NFL however took the fallacious elevator.
