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Jillian: we are waiting other jobs report to be released as well. todd: a new report shows law enforcement doubled compared to the same timeframe in 2020. jillian: joe grimaldi joins us to discuss. the numbers on the screen, there s a 148% increase on ambush style attacks from offices from this time in 2020, seems to be getting worse and worse. people don t have any idea how bad it really is. we have 220 police officers shot, the highest number we ve seen. you combine that with ambush attack, 48% and they declared open season on police officers and completely out of control. we had 20,000 murders, in the
Conversation because they ultimately determine how much force an officer may or may not use. and if we don t address that, we re going to be caught in this perpetual doom cycle we find ourselves in. joe grimaldi, thank you so much for being with us. appreciate your time. thanks for having me. griff: here we go, the atlantic has its first named storm of the hurricane season. that s next. it would be cool to ride a horse on the moon.
Lynch said: this sweeping proposal would make it impossible for police officers to determine whether or not we are permitted to use force in a given situation. and the changes come in the wake of several high profile police-involved shootings of african-americans. protests calling for the defunding of police have echoed across the country and in the halls of congress where the squad, far-left liberal wing of the democratic party, nearly derailed a huge funding bill to strengthen capitol police. anti-police sentiment has weakened police departments across the country as officers quit the force. police say it is a bad time to be clamping down on officers as violent crime rates in several major cities have gob up dramatically gone up dramatically. griff? grave griff: lauren glean, thank you very much. joining us now is joe grimaldi. thank you so much for being with us. we re going to share some stats
WATCH: Deputy recovering from shooting, suspect detained after 4-hour manhunt
ABC13 was there as the suspect was captured after a 4-hour manhunt. Watch the moment in the video above.
A review of records kept by ABC13 shows at least a dozen incidents, including four where law enforcement officers were killed since May 2020.
Separate incidents in 2021 included three deputies who were wounded outside a Midtown nightclub on Jan. 3, and two other law enforcement officers who were fired upon during chases.
The new year of violence began with the shooting outside Club Set in the 2900 block of Travis Street when those uniformed Harris County deputies were working extra jobs. Investigators said 25-year-old Joseph Anthony Gonzalez confronted the deputies with a gun during a fight in the parking lot and shot all three of them. One of the deputies returned fire and hit Gonzalez, the sheriff s office said. During the confrontation, Gonzalez s mother was shot in the leg and later died at the h