Did Mental Health and CTE Drive the NYC Shooter?

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00:00But I think the main story that we will take away from here is a mix of both because the gunman, his story as well, is quite fascinating.

00:07And we're just getting details about this now.

00:09Lubna mentions that he had some mental health issues.

00:11What do we know about this gunman?

00:14Yeah, so he had mental health issues.

00:18Las Vegas police had at least two calls in recent years for a person in mental health distress.

00:24He also left a note in his pocket.

00:27He claimed to have CTE.

00:28He said, please study my brain.

00:32I'm sorry.

00:33You know, this guy is a 27-year-old guy who, at the end of the day, took his own life as well.

00:39So I think it's a tragic story.

00:40CTE is a brain disease linked to, you know, football players, hockey players, boxers.

00:46There was a very famous story of a doctor, right, who there was a movie made about it.

00:52So it is a major issue in sports also, CTE.

00:55So I don't think he just went out and wanted to shoot innocent people.

00:58I think he was really suffering.

01:00And this disease makes you go mad, doesn't it?