Number of officers killed by gunfire up 64 percent
Dec 1, 2016, 10:09 AM
The 45-year-old Tacoma officer who was fatally shot during a domestic violence call was one of more than 100 killed officers killed in the line of duty.
According to a national Officer Memorial Database, there have been 132 officers killed in the line of duty this year.
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So far, that’s up 12 percent from 2015.
But going deeper into the numbers, KIRO 7 found the number killed by gunfire has seen a huge spike.
Gun violence has killed 64 percent more officers this year than in 2015.
And the month of November has been the deadliest month of the year for law enforcement nationwide, with 20 officers killed last month.
Sadly, that number will increase by one after the death of the Tacoma officer on Nov. 30.
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