AWR Hawkins
The police bureau of Portland, Oregon, did away with their Gun Violence Reduction Team following budget cuts by the city council, and witnessed the highest number of murders in one month than has been seen in over 30 years.
Breitbart News reported that there were 15 murders in Portland during July 2020, the most for a single month in over three decades.
And the Oregonian reported there were 63 shootings in Portland in July 2020, versus 28 for the same month in 2019.
This surge in violence and death correlated with the July 1, 2020, elimination of Portland police bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team, which Chief of Police Chuck Lovell said “the bureau was forced to cut…at the direction of the City Council.” ...
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