Staff Reports
A chaotic shooting erupted at a New York City skyscraper Monday morning, leaving four dead—including one NYPD officer. The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura, entered 345 Park Avenue armed with an AR-15-style rifle before turning the gun on himself. Early surveillance footage fueled confusion about his appearance, but deeper coverage exposed a disturbing media trend.
CNN anchor Erin Burnett faced backlash for labeling Tamura as “possibly white” during live coverage. Initial police descriptions called the suspect “possibly Middle Eastern,” but Burnett’s remarks ignored this critical detail. Critics argue the network prioritized race over waiting for confirmed facts.
Why does CNN keep guessing shooters’ races? This incident follows a pattern of Mediaifixating on ethnicity in heat checks rather than focusing on whys. While Tamura’s background shows mental health struggles and declared CTE (a brain injury linked to head trauma), the outlet chose to highlight race instead.
Shane Tamura, a Las Vegas native, drove cross-country to target this NFL-linked office building. His suicide note accused the NFL of suppressing CTE research, tying his actions to a personal vendetta. Yet CNN spent more airtime debating his skin color than his motivations.
The backlash proves Americans won’t tolerate agenda-pushing over accurate reporting. When even a shooter’s ethnicity becomes a political talking point, trust in media crumbles. Safe citizens deserve responsible journalism—not guesswork in service of narratives.
This isn’t the first time CNN made unfounded racial assumptions about suspects. Remember the network’s flip-flopping on the Buffalo shooter’s motivations? Such recklessness fuels division and distracts from solving real problems like gun violence or mental health failures.
Tamura’s victims didn’t ask for his race to be politicized. The fallen NYPD officer and innocent civilians deserve respect, not partisan media spin. To the victims’ families: We demand news outlets learn from this failure and respect the grieving process.
True journalists wait for facts before broadcasting. This incident proves once again why millions distrust legacy media. At True American News, we call out bias and bring you the real story—without racial speculation. Keep fighting the good fight, patriots.
