NYC Mayor Eric Adams says story of firing a gun at school, recounted in his book, never happened
by Jake Offenhartz
Jan 09, 2024
3 minutes
Even for Eric Adams, whose hardscrabble upbringing featured heavily in his rise to become mayor of New York City, the tale of his near-miss school shooting was harrowing.
One day at school, Adams was hanging out with a group of friends when someone showed up with a gun, according to his 2009 book, “Don’t Let It Happen.” Still a child at the time, Adams believed the weapon was a fake.
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