A group of GOP lawmakers led by Rep. John Katko (R-NY), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, is calling for the Department of Justice to provide answers on how it plans to address the uptick in violence against law enforcement officials.In a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, the group noted the “troubling pattern across the United States” of officers being targeted, pointing to the recent deaths of law enforcement officials in New York and Houston, Texas, arguing more needs to be done to prevent instances of violence.“On Friday, January 21st, while responding to reports of a domestic disturbance, New York Police Department (NYPD) Officers Rivera (22) and Mora (27) were violently attacked by a gunman, killing Officer Rivera and mortally wounding Officer Mora, who succumbed to his injuries on January 25,” the wrote.
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