Overview

• A gunman identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura opened fire on the 33rd floor of a Midtown Manhattan office building housing the NFL and major financial firms before killing himself.
• The attack left three people dead, including an off-duty NYPD officer, and prompted citywide emergency alerts.
• Zohran Mamdani posted condolences on X, mourning the victims and praising first responders for their swift actions.
• Critics resurfaced his 2020 social media posts calling to “#DefundTheNYPD” and “dismantle” the force, heightening doubts about his public safety stance.
• Mamdani has since vowed to work with police and propose a Department of Public Safety while rivals use his past rhetoric to challenge his law-and-order credibility.