NYPD releases photos of snowball-wielding suspects with facial hair after Mamdani claims attackers were 'kids'

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) released photos in hopes of identifying multiple men wanted for an alleged snow-throwing assault on officers Monday at Washington Square Park in Lower Manhattan, hours after Mayor Zohran Mamdani claimed the attackers were "kids" and should not face criminal charges.

Two uniformed officers were responding to a call about a large, disorderly group in Washington Square Park when two men "intentionally struck the police officers multiple times with snow and ice in the head, neck and face, causing injuries," according to the NYPD.

Officials said the officers were taken by EMS to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital in stable condition, and the unidentified men fled the area.

The duo is wanted for assault on a police officer, a felony in New York City, according to the NYPD.

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