Zohran Mamdani dodges questions about mass shooting after returning from African vacation

Freshly back from his vacation to Uganda, Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani dodged reporters’ questions Wednesday morning on a mass shooting that killed four, including 36-year-old NYPD officer Didarul Islam. 

Mamdani, a socialist who has previously called for defunding the police and for disbanding the special unit that responds to mass shootings, met with the officer’s family Wednesday morning but avoided questions from reporters after the meeting. The candidate spent an hour with Islam’s family, according to the New York Post. 

He was photographed hugging one of the deceased officer’s family members as he le...