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 possibly can develop CTE from taking part in soccer in any respect ranges. The higher the variety of years you play, the higher the cumulative danger publicity. CTE has been recognized in individuals who performed soccer in any respect ranges. Nonetheless, taking part in high-school soccer doesn’t mechanically equate to CTE,” Dr. Omalu advised TMZ Sports activities on Tuesday.

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

Based on 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.

Based on the Mayo Clinic, Power traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a “mind illness probably brought on by repeated head accidents. It causes the demise of nerve cells within the mind, generally known as degeneration. CTE will get 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 large query is ‘how did the shooter know that he was affected by CTE?’ Was that an assumption? CTE isn’t an excuse or justification by any means to grow to be violent or kill anybody. I denounce and condemn that within the strongest phrases doable.”