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Eric Adams: “We are not 100% sure if the target was the NFL. But we do…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams on mass shooting: You don't use violence to address your corporate concerns

Published | Video Starts at 02:21

We saw what happened after the shooting of the health care executive. We almost treated the shooter as some form of hero. You don't use violence to address your corporate concerns. There We are not 100% sure if the target was the NFL. But we do know, based on the note of the complaints about CTE and other aspects of this investigation, that it appears that it has something to do with football. He never played professional football. He never played college football. So if we allow individuals to use their hatred for a particular corporation to turn into violence, that is not acceptable. (02:21–02:38)

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Asserts uncertainty about the NFL being the target but suggests a connection to football based on complaints about CTE.

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