At least five people were killed after a man—identified by authorities cited in multiple media outlets as 27-year-old Shane Tamura—opened fire. One of the victims was an off-duty New York City Police Department ( NYPD) officer, the Associated Press reported.

A deadly NYC shooting has reignited criticism of Mamdani’s anti-police rhetoric and defund the police stance amid a tightening mayoral race.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) refused to say whether he supports New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a recent interview and argued that supporters of the “defund the police” movement are “wrong.