In response to public safety concerns, the city’s mayor, Mike Nelson, attempted to allay fears during a press conference Tuesday.
“If you think you can come to our city to commit violence, using deadly force,” said Nelson, “I promise you, you’ll be met with deadly force from our officers.”
Concerned parent Mike Mearns attended the press conference with questions of his own. His kids attend the elementary school right next to where the drive-by shooting happened. “I personally felt, this is what we’ve been worried about because it just seems to escalate,” said Mearns. “They found unused bullets on the playground of the elementary school. Last year there was a ghost gun incident at the high school down the street.”Edmonds Police Chief Michelle Bennett agrees but said her department is facing a staffing pinch.
“This is not an issue that is specific to just Edmonds,” said Bennett. “Snohomish County, Everett, and Lynnwood all have folks sitting in their stations sometimes up to five or six months waiting to get an academy spot.” Bennett believes a temporary police academy in Snohomish County could be a short-term fix to the ongoing problem.
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