on the investigation front, officials from the atf are traveling. they re doing their work, they re trying to figure out where this gun was sold, where it was purchased. how it found its way into the gunman who was identified as lashawn mcneil, how it arrived in his hands. now, meanwhile today eric adams is back out onto the street. he s talking to dmcommunity organizers, he s trying to figure out to get to the bottom of the violence. now, as we ve seen, it s five officers that have been shot so far since the start of the year, and we have officer jason morrow who was killed sorry, officer jason rivera who was killed and officer wilbert morrow who is fighting for his life currently. that s where we stand at the moment. and mark, these shootings are just the latest in a series of crimes across the city, pressure is already mounting on this new mayor to restore public safety. what more can you tell us about
officer has lost his life, another is fighting for his after being shot in the line of duty last night responding to a domestic disturbance call in harlem. officers jason rivera there on your left was just 22 years old, his colleague wilbert morrow remains in the hospital. president biden tweeted jill and i are saddened to hear two nypd officers were shot last night, one fatally. joining us is cnn reporter mark morales. five officers shot in new york city this month alone. i know the mayor was talking about this earlier today. do we know what s behind all of this? well, that s the central point that we re arriving to right now. this is the aftermath of this very violent week that we ve seen especially with these with both of these officers who were shot last night, one who was killed. right now it s about two things, investigators trying to figure out how the weapon got into the gunman s hands and finding a way to curtail the violence.