Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Briefs the Media on a Shooting of an NYPD Officer in Brooklyn With NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch and NYPD Executives
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Good morning, everyone. As you've heard, earlier today, an NYPD officer was struck by gunfire. I am relieved that the officer, Detective Robert Karroll, was wearing a bulletproof vest and was not seriously injured as a result of it. Detective Karroll serves as part of a unit and is a husband and father of three children. The individual with the gun was tased, disarmed and has been taken into custody. I want to take this moment to express my gratitude that this incident did not hold more grave consequences and to Detective Karroll and to every officer who has been safeguarding our city over what has been a busy holiday weekend. Detective Karroll and so many others have been working 12-hour shifts since yesterday afternoon, protecting New Yorkers on the Fourth of July as we held complex events like Sail250 alongside our typical annual celebrations. I am thankful for the NYPD's devotion to our city and the sacrifices so many officers make on a regular basis. It is also not lost on me today that, as the commissioner said, we are marking nine years since Detective Familia was targeted and murdered in a similar fashion. I know there are countless NYPD officers and New Yorkers mourning Detective Familia today for whom this morning's news is a reminder of the risk that NYPD officers assume each and every day and how we must still work to lift the scourge of violence from our city. I also want to take a moment to speak on the other violence that we saw this weekend. Last night in Brooklyn, eight people were shot at a family barbecue, including four children. All four children are expected to survive. Heartbreakingly, one adult who was shot last night remains in critical condition. There is no place for this kind of violence in our city. We will not tolerate it, and we will fight it with every single tool at our disposal. As we mourn alongside those whose loved ones have been hurt, let us also recommit ourselves to the work of building a city where every celebration is safe, and every holiday is joyful. I also want to echo the words of appreciation for the doctors, the nurses [and] the staff at Kings County Hospital for the care that they have provided to Detective [Karroll] not only today, but [also] the care they have also provided to officers on the other occasions that we have been here for similar reasons. Thank you so much, and I will now pass it over to the president of the Detectives’ Endowment Association, Scott Munro.
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