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Eric Adams: “He had a history of dealing with mental health issues.”

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Mayor Eric Adams Makes Severe Mental Illness Announcement

Published August 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 22:25

I mean, you know, this person who shot up 345 Park Avenue, he drove across the country with an automatic weapon, and He had a history of dealing with mental health issues. So there is some assistance we can get from the federal government. We should deal with stopping the access of these guns. There are more grants that I think our federal partners can get. (22:25–22:39)

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