In response to gun violence, some push for police officers at Edmonds School District

EVERETT — Some community members are asking the Edmonds School District Board of Directors to reinstate school resource officers following a series of shootings involving youth in Lynnwood.

Since 2022, Lynnwood has seen 14 shootings with 18 teenage victims resulting in five fatalities, Lynnwood Mayor George Hurst said in a June 26 statement. He said gang activity has been the “driving force” for most of the shootings.

Hurst’s statement followed a June 12 shooting outside of a Lynnwood shopping center that injured a 17-year-old.

The effort to bring school resource officers back to the Edmonds School District is being led by the ACCESS Project, a Lynnwood-based nonprofit providing mentorship to south Snohomish County youth.

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