New New York Mayor under pressure after police officer killing
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Eric Adams, himself a former police officer, made public safety the focus of his campaign
Source: AFP / Alexi J. Rosenfeld
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One police officer killed, one critically injured and two seriously injured within just one week. In New York, the number of serious crimes has exceeded 100,000 for the first time in five years. All of this is putting pressure on the new mayor, Eric Adams.
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In the US metropolis of New York, the wave of serious crimes continues and puts the newly elected Mayor Eric Adams under pressure. On Friday, a police officer was shot dead and another critically injured during a police operation in the Harlem borough.
On Tuesday, a police officer was shot in the leg during a scuffle with an armed teenager, and on Thursday a suspect shot a police officer through a closed door during a drug raid. Adams, who has only been in office since early January, spoke of an attack on the city of New York on Friday. “It’s our city against the killers.”
The politician from the Democratic Party worked for a long time as a police officer in the “Big Apple”. The Democrat had placed public safety at the center of his election campaign. According to the New York Post, the number of serious crimes – including murder, rape, robbery, assault and grand theft – rose above the 100,000 mark in the city in 2021 for the first time in five years.
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According to the authorities, during the argument on Friday, the officials were called for help by a woman who had an argument with her son. After their arrival, two officers were shot at by the son without warning. A 22-year-old police officer was killed and another seriously injured. A third officer shot the perpetrator.
