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NYC Mayor Defends NYPD Officers' Actions at Migrant Shelter

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams defends the actions of NYPD officers who responded to a migrant shelter in Queens. The officers were called to the shelter for an argument involving an intoxicated man threatening staff members. Video shows an officer using a stun gun to subdue the man as he held his child. Adams describes the officers' actions as appropriate.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is defending the actions of the NYPD officers who responded Friday night to a migrant shelter in Queens . According to police, the officers were called to the Jamaica shelter for an argument involving an intoxicated man, identified as 47-year-old Venezuelan migrant Yanny Cordero, who was threatening staff members . Video obtained by The New York Times showed an officer using a stun gun to subdue Cordero as he held his 1-year-old son.

While the video is disturbing, Adams described the officers’ actions as 'appropriate.' 'This person was under the influence of alcohol, holding the child,' Adams said. 'Those officers had to get that child from him so that child was not going to be endangered.' Cordero insisted in an interview with The New York Times that he was not drunk and that a language barrier led to a shelter worker hitting him. He said he did not retaliate. Cordero faces multiple charges, as does his wife, who police said interfered with his arrest

NYC Mayor NYPD Officers Migrant Shelter Queens Argument Intoxicated Man Threat Staff Members Stun Gun Child Appropriate

 

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