President Biden arrives in New York City Thursday as crime in the Big Apple spirals out of control, with new data from the NYPD showing eight people were murdered and 15 shot across the five boroughs last week.

 

“Biden’s New York City trip falls just one day after the city paid its final respects to fallen NYPD Detective Wilbert Mora, who was laid to rest Wednesday following a funeral service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Mora and his partner, Detective Jason Rivera, died after they were shot by a domestic violence suspect while responding to a police call in Harlem on Jan. 21. The suspect also died,” reports Fox News.

“The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the mutually shared goals of keeping New Yorkers safe, particularly from the rising toll of gun crimes. The conversation was wide-ranging, candid and productive,” read a statement from Mayor Eric Adams. “The mayor and district attorneys agreed that, among other things, safety and justice are not mutually exclusive, and must go hand in hand.”

Read the full report here.