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NYPD arrests suspect in park attack on officers that Mamdani dismissed as 'snowball fight'

Police made an arrest in the Washington Square Park snow attack that injured NYPD officers, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani maintains it was a snowball fight that escalated.

U.S. NewsBy Wire ServicesFebruary 26, 20261 min read

Last updated: April 3, 2026, 5:08 PM

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NYPD arrests suspect in park attack on officers that Mamdani dismissed as 'snowball fight'

NYPD arrested a suspect in the Washington Square Park snow attack that injured officer

Video Mamdani slammed for response to NYPD snowball attack 'Outnumbered' reacts to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani downplaying a snowball attack on NYPD officers, calling it a 'snowball fight by kids.'

The New York Police Department on Friday arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the alleged assault of officers earlier this week in Manhattan's Washington Square Park.

Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, was taken into custody Friday morning, according to police.

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