Shootings, Violence Jump In Cities Where Mayors Have Restrained Police
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(Worthy News) – Activist campaigns against police to have accelerated in the wake of a violent altercation between police and George Floyd that prefaced his death. In response, mayors of several cities have reduced police presence. This has led in several cases to dramatic increases in violent crime.
Earlier this week, at least eight people in Minneapolis were shot. According to CBS 4 Minnesota, “the Minneapolis Police Department says it’s investigating five separate incidents” and no arrests have been made yet.
According to NBC 5 Chicago, more than 50 people were shot this weekend with at least eight fatalities reported. Many of the shootings have resulted in no one in custody. [ Source: The Federalist (Read More…) ]
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