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WASHINGTON (77WABC) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that he’s addressed the gun violence plaguing New York City with Mayor Eric Adams.
The A.G. called the rise in violent crime across the county a “matter of concern” — but stopping short of labeling it a crisis. The interview came after a bloody night in the Big Apple, where a 12-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were among nine people injured by gunfire in 12 shootings that injured nine people.
Also Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared that she supports law enforcement “100%” and that no one will ever say the words ‘defund the police’ in her presence — an about face after Hochul last year chose previous supporters of the movement Brian Benjamin as her Lieutenant Governor and Amit Bagga as Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs.
Recently released NYPD data shows major crimes have soared 37% so far this year — driven by grand larcenies, auto thefts, burglaries and robberies. The AG said “we are all working together carefully; to locate those shooters, to arrest them, to take them off the street and make sure that they see swift and certain justice.”
