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 enjoying highschool soccer.

“You’ll be able to develop CTE from enjoying soccer in any respect ranges. The higher the variety of years you play, the higher the cumulative threat publicity. CTE has been identified in individuals who performed soccer in any respect ranges. Nevertheless, enjoying high-school soccer doesn’t mechanically 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 solution to Hollywood. Will Smith performed the forensic pathologist within the movie “Concussion.”

In line with 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 stable participant in highschool.

In line with the Mayo Clinic, Continual traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a “mind illness possible attributable to repeated head accidents. It causes the demise of nerve cells within the mind, often called degeneration. CTE will get worse over time.”

Omalu identified the shooter’s declare is merely an assumption and is certainly not an excuse for his heinous crime.

“The massive query is ‘how did the shooter know that he was affected by CTE?’ Was that an assumption? CTE isn’t an excuse or justification in any way to change into violent or kill anybody. I denounce and condemn that within the strongest phrases doable.”