National League of Cities Statement on Police Shooting in Baton Rouge

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile National League of Cities Statement on Police Shooting in Baton Rouge PR Newswire WASHINGTON, July 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, July 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was released after reports that police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were killed and injured. It is attributed to National League of Cities (NLC) CEO and Executive Director Clarence E. Anthony: "Today, we learned that an unspeakable act of violence was committed against officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department. Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims' families, the public safety community, and the residents of Baton Rouge as they face the pain and heartbreak of yet another tragedy in their city. "Cities stand united with Baton Rouge, law enforcement, and the city's leaders — including Mayor Kip Holden and the Metropolitan Council — during this difficult time. While the facts of this incident are still emerging, one thing is clear: it is time to take action and confront this epidemic of gun violence that's killing our brothers, sisters and fellow members of our communities." The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans. www.nlc.org  Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081022/NLCLOGO SOURCE National League of Cities CONTACT: Press Contact: Tom Martin, National League of Cities, 202-626-3186, martin@nlc.org Web Site: http://www.nlc.org Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504