Mamdani Reacts Carefully to Two Police Shootings on Same Day |
NYPD officers in Brooklyn and Manhattan shot and killed weapon-wielding suspects in two separate incidents on Thursday, a rare occurrence in a city that saw a total of 14 fatal shootings by police all of last year.
In his first public comments on the incidents, Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the pair of shootings “devastating to all New Yorkers.”
“I know many are eager for answers. The NYPD is conducting an internal investigation — I will work with Commissioner Tisch to ensure this is as thorough and swift as possible,” Mamdani wrote on social media Friday. “These tragedies are painful, whether they take place steps from our home or miles away. They are a reminder of the immense work that must be done to deliver genuine public safety — work Commissioner Tisch and I are undertaking together every day.”
In Brooklyn, police officials said that the department received multiple 911 calls shortly before 5:30 p.m. concerning a “violent male armed with a knife” at Methodist Hospital in Park Slope.
“The calls........