Seattle Sees Deadliest Month In Recent History After Push To Defund Police

Seattle closed out the month of August with 11 homicides, setting the city on track to break a 25-year record high in deadly shootings, police say. The city grabbed the national spotlight in 2020 when former Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed a $76 million cut to police funding, according to Seattle P-I. “Defund the police” became […]