NYC Shooter’s H.S. Football Coach Says He Was ‘Quiet, Hard Worker’

Shane Tamura — the gunman behind Monday’s lethal mass capturing in Manhattan — was a “quiet, hard worker” throughout his highschool soccer days, his former coach mentioned following the tragedy.

Tamura, 27, was a former working again at Granada Hills Charter faculty in Southern California within the mid-2010s earlier than he gunned down 4 individuals, together with an NYPD officer, at 345 Park Avenue on Monday.

His former assistant coach, Walter Roby, informed FOX 11 that he was a “quiet” child and a “hard worker” who was simple to educate after transferring to Granada Hills from Golden Valley.

“So whatever we asked him to do, he was doing it,” Roby mentioned after the capturing.

“He led by, you know, his actions on the field. He was our, you know, one of my top offensive players at the time.”

Roby mentioned the devastating information has him reflecting on his interactions with Tamura.

“Could I have done more? Could I help the kid? Could I have reached out to him or could you reach out to me? It’s just a lot of things I’m trying to process right now.”

Investigators mentioned they discovered a suicide notice on Tamura’s physique claiming he had CTE and talked about the NFL, which is housed on the Park Avenue handle.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams mentioned Tamura was concentrating on the NFL headquarters however obtained misplaced within the constructing.