Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, speaks at an endorsement event July 15, 2025, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
On Monday evening, a lone gunman, later identified as Shane Tamura, walked into a Midtown Manhattan office building and opened fire, killing four people before turning the gun on himself.
The four people killed in the shooting were identified as Islam, Blackstone executive Wesley LePatner, security guard Aland Etienne and Julia Hyman, an associate at Rudin Management.
While still in Uganda, Mamdani responded to the shooting by saying, "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."
NYC SOCIALIST WOULD-BE MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI THROWS LAVISH WEDDING BASH IN UGANDA
Zohran Mamdani, a candidate for New York City mayor, speaks during a news conference while campaigning outside a subway station in New York City April 1, 2025. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
Mamdani is holding a news conference about the shooting Wednesday afternoon.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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