As more details come out about the midtown Manhattan shooter it has become more clear about his motives and his target.
New York Mayor Eric Adams has said that the gunman who killed 4 people at the Manhattan office building was targeting the NFL headquarters but took the wrong elevator.
The shooter, Shane Tamura, left behind a note referencing a grievance against the NFL over an unproven claim he had CTE.
"He seemed to have blamed the NFL," Adams said. "The NFL headquarters was located in the building, and he mistakenly went up the wrong elevator bank."
The shooting took place at a skyscraper that is home to the headquarters of both the NFL and Blackstone, one of the world's largest investment firms, as well as other tenants.
Blackstone confirmed that one of its employees, Wesley LePatner, was among those killed.
One NFL employee was seriously injured during the attack and is in a local hospital. Goodell addressed the situation by saying "NFL staff are at the hospital and we are supporting his family. We believe that all of our employees are otherwise safe and accounted for, and the building has nearly been cleared."
Goodell added in the memo that there would be "increased security presence" at the league's offices "in the days and weeks to come." He said employees based in New York should work remotely the next day or could take the day off.