June 12 Shooting Points to Dangers of Police Defunding in Austin

June 12 Shooting Points to Dangers of Police Defunding in Austin
Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon is seen in Austin, Texas, on June 12, 2021. Austin Police Department via AP
Mackenzie Kelly
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No one could have predicted the horrific shooting on 6th Street that shook our community on June 12, leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured. Not the public, and not the police, who left three of our nine patrol sectors at minimum staffing when they responded to the scene.

Mackenzie Kelly
Mackenzie Kelly
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Councilwoman Mackenzie Kelly has embraced a lifetime of public service. She is an Austin native, former volunteer firefighter and public safety advocate. Councilwoman Kelly is the only conservative on an 11 member city council in the 10th largest city in America.
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