Velazquez on Queens Shooting

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding the shooting of a Queens imam and his assistant on Saturday:

“Like many, I was shocked and horrified by the shooting in Queens on Saturday. We must remember violence like this is not only an attack on one community, but also an affront to our values as a City that thrives on diversity.

“In the short term, I ask New Yorkers to stand together in condemning this cowardly act and reporting pertinent information to NYPD so the perpetrator faces justice. Going forward, as a nation, we must work to exorcise from our national dialogue the divisiveness and anger that have become all too common of late.”