Seattle mayor calls for more police after six shootings in one weekend - News Summed Up

Seattle mayor calls for more police after six shootings in one weekend


The mayor of Seattle is calling on the city to rebuild its depleted police force after six separate shootings rocked Washington state's largest metropolitan area over the weekend. "As a city, we cannot continue on this current trajectory of losing police officers," Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said during a Monday press conference. "It is a false choice between community-led solutions and police officers," Durkan said. SOROS HANDS $1 MILLION TO GROUP ATTEMPTING TO DEFUND POLICE AS VIOLENT CRIME SKYROCKETS NATIONWIDEOver the weekend, six different shootings in Seattle left four people dead and seven injured. Durkan, a Democrat, clashed with the Seattle City Council last year on police funding and ultimately vetoed a resolution attempting to strip funding from law enforcement.


Source: Fox News July 27, 2021 23:03 UTC



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