On Monday, a suspect shot and killed former Trump administration official Mike Gill during a carjacking in the 900 block of K Street Northwest in Washington, D.C.
The shooting is the latest incident of violence against former and current public figures in the area.Crime in Democratic-controlled cities spiked According to police department data, in 2023:
- Homicide: 35 percent increase
- Robbery: 67% increase
- Violent crime: 39% increase
- Auto theft: 82% increase
The suspect got into a parked car, shot Gill and fled on foot, police said. Said. Gill remains in critical condition.
Mr. Gill served former President Donald Trump as chief operating officer and chief of staff to the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until 2019.
He is a former member of the DC Board of Elections and currently serves as Senior Vice President for Capital Markets at the Housing Policy Council.
He is married and the father of three children.
President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday launched efforts to curb surging crime rates in the Democratic-controlled city of D.C. as the 2024 presidential election cycle becomes a focus.
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The timing of this initiative suggests that the Biden administration perceives the spike in crime as a political weakness for Democrats.
“This surge in law enforcement resources will further strengthen the Department’s efforts to target the individuals and organizations responsible for violent crime in our nation’s capital,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said of the effort.
Former President Donald Trump has vowed to restore law and order to the Capitol if re-elected. President Trump shares October Breitbart News exclusive article “D.C. residents fear crime surge turning region into US war zone” called He described the town as a “dirty, crime-infested death trap” and promised reform would be part of his re-election platform.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former Republican war room analyst.he is the author of politics of slave morality.Follow Wendell “X” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
