Dr. Omalu, ‘Concussion’ Physician, Analyzes NYC Mass Shooter’s CTE Declare

Dr. Bennet Omalu, the doctor credited with discovering CTE, is breaking down claims made by the mass shooter in NYC … after the killer claimed he had the neurodegenerative illness after taking part in highschool soccer.

“You can develop CTE from playing football at all levels. The greater the number of years you play, the greater the cumulative risk exposure. CTE has been diagnosed in people who played football at all levels. However, playing high-school football does not automatically equate to CTE,” Dr. Omalu informed TMZ Sports activities on Tuesday.

For these unfamiliar with the identify, Omalu was on the forefront of bringing CTE to the general public’s consciousness, a motion that even made its technique to Hollywood. Will Smith performed the forensic pathologist within the movie “Concussion.”

In response to New York Metropolis mayor Eric Adams, shooter Shane Tamura focused the Nationwide Soccer League’s midtown Manhattan headquarters Monday night … all as a result of he claimed soccer completely injured his mind.

The 27-year-old by no means performed ball professionally … however was by a number of accounts a strong participant in highschool.

In response to the Mayo Clinic, Persistent traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a “brain disease likely caused by repeated head injuries. It causes the death of nerve cells in the brain, known as degeneration. CTE gets worse over time.”

Omalu identified the shooter’s declare is merely an assumption and is on no account an excuse for his heinous crime.

“The big question is ‘how did the shooter know that he was suffering from CTE?’ Was that an assumption? CTE is not an excuse or justification whatsoever to become violent or kill anyone. I denounce and condemn that in the strongest terms possible.”