Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo all moved to comment law enforcement after at least two people, including an off-duty New York City police officer, were shot and killed in the lobby of a major Manhattan office building.
The three New York City mayoral candidates all condemned the shooting, which took place Monday night in a building that houses the offices of Blackstone, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan. The shooter, who is believed to have acted alone, also fatally shot himself.
“I’m heartbroken to learn of the horrific shooting in midtown and I am holding the victims, their families, and the NYPD officer in critical condition in my thoughts,” Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner, wrote on X. “Grateful for all of our first responders on the ground.”
Mayor Eric Adams, who is running for re-election, said he had been briefed on the situation and appeared on the scene in a video posted to social media, telling occupants of the building to remain inside as law enforcement conducted a search. He also said multiple people had been injured.
Cuomo, who is running on a third-party ballot line, said he was “horrified” by the shooting.”
“I’m grateful for the courage of our NYPD and first responders, and my prayers are with the victims and their families,” he wrote on X.
Sliwa, the Republican nominee for a second cycle in a row, said he was “disturbed” by the shootings.
“Grateful to our first responders who run toward danger to keep us safe,” he wrote on X.
