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He once mocked a crying cop. Now he may run the nation’s largest police force.  Politico Zohran Mamdani says past calls to defund the police were made ‘out of frustration’  Fox News Mamdani confronts his past calls to defund police after an officer’s death in New York  CNN NYC mayoral race: Midtown mass shooting becomes central issue among Eric Adams, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew …

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  Zohran Mamdani spent the last hours of his wedding celebration in Uganda huddled remotely with his team after learning of New York’s deadliest mass shooting of the last 25 years. He returned this week to the biggest political test he’s faced since pulling off a stunning victory in the June 24 Democratic primary: …

Arkansas State Police have arrested a suspect after a couple was killed while hiking with their two young daughters over the weekend at Devil’s Den State Park.  James Andrew McGann, 28, of Springdale, was taken into custody on Wednesday and has been charged with two counts of capital murder, police said. Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, …

Mamdani, After Visiting Slain Officer’s Family, Defends Stance on Police  The New York Times Mass shooting becomes Mamdani’s first test as mayoral nominee  Politico FLASHBACK: Zohran Mamdani pledged to ‘disband’ key police unit that handles mass shootings  foxnews.com Mayoral Candidates React to Midtown Office Shooting; Gun Control; David Remnick on Israel  WNYC Manhattan shooting sparks renewed De­mo­c­ratic calls for gun reform; GOP lawmakers attack …

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino, authorities said Wednesday. Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot three people in the lobby of the building that houses the National Football League’s …

Lee Vogler, a city council member in Danville, Virginia, was set on fire by a man who entered the office of a local magazine where Vogler worked, police said Wednesday. Investigators believe the attack stemmed from a “personal matter” and was unrelated to his politics or work as a councilman, authorities said. Police said the suspect entered Vogler’s office, where he …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A suspect is in custody after a Danville, Virginia, city council member was set on fire Wednesday morning by a man police say he knows. The attack “stems from a personal matter not related to the victim’s position on the Danville City Council or any other political affiliation,” police said in the statement. The suspect, who …

Mamdani backs away from ‘out of step’ defund the police posts  Politico Mamdani ducks responsibility for threats to NYPD in first presser since deadly Manhattan shooting  Fox News Manhattan shooting sparks renewed De­mo­c­ratic calls for gun reform; GOP lawmakers attack Mamdani  Spectrum News NY1 Zohran Mamdani doubles down on disbanding NYPD unit that responded to NYC shooting — but backs off unpopular ‘defund’ …

The man who stormed a New York City skyscraper and shot dead four people before he took his own life early on Monday had constructed the rifle he used himself, from parts, the police have said. The authorities are questioning an associate of the suspect about supplying components of the AR-15-style assault rifle used in the attack. The New York …

ARKANSAS STATE POLICE RELEASE NEW PHOTO OF PERSON OF INTEREST IN DEVIL’S DEN DOUBLE HOMICIDE; PUBLIC URGED TO HELP IDENTIFY MAN  Arkansas Department of Public Safety (.gov) Police release photo of person of interest in Devil’s Den murders  Yahoo Home Suspect on the run after killing couple hiking with their 2 kids at Arkansas’ Devil’s Den State Park: Police  ABC News New photo …