A Seattle lawmaker has furiously denied her support for defunding the police is to blame for soaring crime in the city.
Council member Kshama Sawant said the city should not add police resources to the Central District neighborhood after 24 children had to crawl to the bathroom of a daycare facility following a shooting.
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The incident happened on Monday outside of the A-4 Apple Learning Center, with a 47-year-old man being shot on the street.
A bullet pierced through the window of the center, with co-owner Appollonia Washington telling staff and children inside to ‘army crawl’ to the bathroom and hide.
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In response, the facility shared a statement slamming the City Council and its members for allowing violence to ‘plague’ the area.