NYPD looking for 2 people after multiple officers hit with snowballs, injured
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- NYPD released images of two individuals they want to question after officers were hit with snowballs and injured in Washington Square Park, Manhattan.
- Mayor Mamdani described the incident as a snowball fight and said no one should be charged, while police unions condemned the event as a violent assault involving ice and rocks.
- Two officers were hospitalized with head and face injuries after responding to reports of people on a park roof, with no arrests made so far.
- NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the behavior disgraceful and criminal, confirming an ongoing investigation.
- Eyewitness accounts suggest the situation began as harmless fun but escalated into a confrontation between young people and police officers.
