Gun violence is spiking in the city of Seattle-- six separate incidents happened in the last two weeks, and half of them were deadly. FOX13
Seattle Police Chief Diaz said SPD is pulling every resource they have to make this task force work. There is no additional budget, and they're not adding anyone to the force, rather, they're moving people around to fill the taskforce.is spiking in the city of Seattle-- six separate incidents happened in the last two weeks, and half of them were deadly.stop the violence.
Solan told FOX 13, the lack of staffing is affecting the local force and subsequently how that's impacting the community. Solan said the system is more supportive of criminals than victims, and that's what we're seeing play out in the city. Diaz is pulling around 50 to 60 officers and detectives to make up this task force. They will cover four parts of Seattle -- Aurora, Central District, north end, and downtown.That means some cases could be affected.
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