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Eric Toney: “Milwaukee set an all-time record for homicides.”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 07:12

The bigger concern I have is our attorney general has cut the prosecution unit from the Department of justice by about 25% and also allowed key DCI positions to go unfilled, effectively defunding the police. When we've seen Milwaukee set an all-time record for homicides. other communities such as Green Bay and Madison seen surges in shootings and homicides and that's not a record to be proud of. (07:12–07:24)

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Asserts that Milwaukee has reached a record high in homicides.

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