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Police deaths spike 39% in 2017

By Paul Bedard
Published May 15, 2017 3:08pm ET
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Police deaths spike 39% in 2017
In this Thursday, May 11, 2017 photo, Grand Rapids police officers attends a memorial in honor of Grand Rapids' fallen officers, including officer Robert Kozminski, in Richmond Park in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Daytona Niles/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) | Daytona Niles

The killings of police have surged 39 percent this year, a tragedy that President Trump is expected to address Monday when he draws attention to National Police Week.

The National law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said Monday that 50 police have been killed this year. In 2016 at this time, the number was 36.

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