WATCH: Seattle needs a public safety mayor, says police guild president

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After a series of fatal shootings in Belltown over the weekend, Seattle police said no arrests have been made in connection with any of the shootings as of Wednesday, as calls grow for more action to curb crime. Three people were killed and three others injured in shootings in Belltown on Sunday, Sept. Mayor Katie Wilson released a statement Tuesday saying her office will be announcing additional staffing to support gun violence prevention work next week.

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• "While any violence is too much violence, it is important to understand that SPD data show shootings and homicides at their lowest in a decade," the statement said.
• "I, like everyone in Seattle, want to see that progress happen faster and steadier.
• "What we really need is a mayor who takes public safety seriously," said Loux in a Tuesday interview with The Center Square.
• Loux said the biggest problem is a total lack of consequences for criminals.
• We need prosecutors and judges and jails cooperating with us and allowing us to do our job,"...

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Police have said the shootings were not connected. "We need a functioning criminal justice system.