Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame
By DAVID KLEPPER and GARY FIELDS (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON June 10, 2021 8:23 p.m.
Some police organizations and Republican politicians are blaming Democrats and last year’s defund the police effort for a troubling rise in homicides in many cities across the country
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