{"id":21172,"date":"2022-02-15T04:03:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T09:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=21172"},"modified":"2022-02-15T04:03:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T09:03:32","slug":"kentucky-mayoral-candidate-survives-being-targeted-by-a-gunman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/02\/15\/kentucky-mayoral-candidate-survives-being-targeted-by-a-gunman\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky mayoral candidate survives being targeted by a gunman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A local politician in the US state of Kentucky has survived a shooting inside his office on Monday morning.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police have now apprehended the individual who shot Craig Greenberg, running to be Louisville’s next Democratic mayor, around 1000 local time (1500 GMT).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Greenberg later tweeted his team was safe and he would provide an update in due course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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No motive has yet been identified by Louisville police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to police, the shots hit Mr Greenberg’s clothing but nobody was injured by the lone shooter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Several people, including Mr Greenberg, were seen being escorted unharmed out of the building by police.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We consider ourselves very fortunate today,” said Louisville police chief Erika Shields at a Monday afternoon news conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Neither the police nor the candidate’s office have responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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David James, president of the local metro council, told local media the shooting was an attempt on Mr Greenberg’s life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr James did not witness the incident himself but said he had spoken to staff in Mr Greenberg’s office shortly afterward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An attorney and entrepreneur by trade, Mr Greenberg entered the race to succeed outgoing Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His focus on public safety has drawn strong fundraising numbers and a handful of endorsements from local politicians including Mr James.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last month, Mr Greenberg released a plan to address policing, crime and quality of life for area residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Homicide totals in the city have broken records over the past two years.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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