Mamdani directs NYPD to review use-of-force policy after officer involved in teen’s fatal shooting retires
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to conduct its first comprehensive review of use-of-force policies in a decade and announced an additional $2.6 million in funding for independent police oversight.
- The move comes after an officer involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario, who was experiencing a mental health crisis, was allowed to retire before facing an internal disciplinary trial.
- The New York Post reported that the decision angered Rozario's family.
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- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to conduct its first comprehensive review of use-of-force policies in a decade and announced an additional $2.6 million in funding for independent police oversight.
- The move comes after an officer involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario, who was experiencing a mental health crisis, was allowed to retire before facing an internal disciplinary trial.
- The New York Post reported that the decision angered Rozario's family.
Sources: Times of India