Mayor Nadine Woodward issued the following statement regarding the injury of a Spokane police officer by gunfire for the second time this summer:
“For the second time in just a few weeks, a Spokane police officer was injured by gunfire. That is totally unacceptable. The lawlessness has to stop.
The shooting this morning came just hours after Spokane neighborhoods joined others across the country in celebration and support of law enforcement for Night Out Against Crime. The message at the events I attended was very clear and consistent: We are tired of the legislated lawlessness.
Legislation over the past two years has stepped us backwards and created an environment in our community among those who are committing crime that law enforcement lacks the ability to hold them accountable. Our officers hear it every day while patrolling our neighborhoods. It is time for those who make the laws to reestablish an expectation of law and order by bringing back the tools to hold people accountable. It’s what our officers and our community expect and deserve. We once again narrowly avoided serious injury or worse and this can’t continue.”
