Portland struggles to find officers for gun violence unit: Union rep slams city's liberal leaders
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Portland police are struggling to find officers willing to serve on its newly resurrected gun violence unit, which was dismantled over a year ago at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"The officers have not been supported by elected officials, by our city council," Turner told host Jillian Mele. Portland has seen 53 homicides so far this year, putting it on track to pass the all-time high of 70 in 1987. Turner spoke about the ongoing gun violence in the city saying, "We have shootings every night almost. We had a mass shooting two weeks ago where an 18-year-old lady was killed. We are trying to hold down the fort the best we can. Elected officials are not taking accountability for what they’ve done and totally putting the team back together to be proactive."More Related News