The Jewish candidate for mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, who was shot dead on Monday and miraculously survived, fears and is angry about the release under house arrest of the shooter who tried to assassinate him. “It is almost impossible to believe that anyone could try to murder on Monday and get out of jail on Wednesday. The system must be repaired,” he said.
The Jewish candidate for mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, Craig Greenberg, who was nearly shot to death, says the release of shooter Quintz Brown left him and his family in trauma and fear for his life again.
Brown is charged with shooting Greenberg inside his office last Monday. No one was hurt, but one bullet came close to Greenberg and rubbed his sweater.
On Wednesday, a bail group organized by the organization Black Lives Matter Louisville announced that it had collected $ 100,000 in cash to release the shooter on bail allowing him to be released from prison and remain under house arrest.
On Thursday morning, Greenberg issued a statement on the release, saying: “Our criminal justice system is clearly broken. It is almost impossible to believe that anyone could try to murder on Monday and get out of jail on Wednesday. Work together to fix this system. “
“Unfortunately, like others who suffer from a broken system, my staff and my family have been traumatized again, however, I trust the police to carry out this investigation properly so that the person responsible for trying to kill me is properly prosecuted. Regardless of what leads someone to commit a violent crime, “There must be consequences.” Violence in arms is unacceptable in any way. “
“Too many families in our city live in fear because of the constant threat of gun violence. We must all work together to fix this system so that it works for everyone and focuses on preventing the occurrence of violent crime. I will stay focused on making Louisville safer, reducing gun violence, “And fight the root causes of crime. And I will lead the effort to invest more in mental health resources in all our neighborhoods and especially in our prisons.”
As reported in Behadrei Haredim: An armed man opened fire on Craig Greenberg, a Democratic candidate running for mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The incident took place last Monday morning and police announced that one possible motive is ” Jewish girl”.
“Fortunately, my team and I are safe,” Greenberg said in a Twitter post after the attack. “We’re all with the police, Louisville now, thank you all for the great support.”
Greenberg gave reporters details of the incident. He noted that the suspect entered his office and was received by him and his aides, suddenly the suspect aimed his gun at Greenberg and started firing. One of the team members of the candidate who was closest to the door managed to close and block it. The suspect then fled the office.