Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is coming under blistering criticism for offering condolences to the family of a knife-wielding attacker shot and killed by an off-duty police officer who is credited with saving lives at a Chick-fil-A in Back Bay.

Our thanks go out to all BPD officers, those who stop crimes from being committed, who arrest those who commit them, who take guns and drugs off our streets, who have our backs every day.

Michelle Wu faces her big Beltway moment this week against rabid right wing Republicans with her major defense – that Boston is the “safest city” in America – in shambles after the shocking

An off-duty Boston cop fatally shot a lunatic who was trying to stab people at a Chick-fil-A over the weekend, prompting city officials to fall over themselves to offer heartfelt condolences — to the perp’s family.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke out on Monday after receiving pushback for offering condolences to the family of a suspect who allegedly tried to stab two people with a knife on Saturday.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was criticized this weekend after she offered condolences to the family of a suspect who allegedly tried to stab two people with a knife on Saturday.

The knife-wielding attacker shot and killed by an off-duty Boston police officer after refusing to back down from terrorizing Chick-fil-A patrons in the Back Bay this weekend has been identified.

Wu emerged from the marathon hearing largely unscathed, and managed to land a few hits in the face of aggressive questioning.