Mamdani directs NYPD to review use-of-force policy after officer involved in teen’s fatal shooting retires

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. 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.“When the government uses force against a New Yorker, the standard for accountability must be at its highest. Every New Yorker deserves to know that force will be used lawfully, carefully and only when necessary,” Mamdani said in a statement.Rozario was shot dead in March 2024 after police responded to a 911 call at his home in Ozone Park, Queens.Body camera footage showed officers firing at him after he charged at them with scissors, despite his mother and brother pleading with police not to shoot. Officers had used Tasers against him twice before opening fire.Two officers, Matthew Cianfrocco and Salvatore Alongi, fired their weapons at Rozar...