Delaware lawmakers have approved $2 million to boost law enforcement efforts in Wilmington and Dover.
But with an ongoing record of shootings in Wilmington they also said they were willing to take away the city’s unilateral police powers.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that such a move would require an amendment to the city’s charter which can be done by the state legislature.
The paper reports that the move by legislators reveals a great distrust between city officials and lawmakers.
State Senator Karen Peterson told the News Journal, “Someone has got to hit them upside the head.”
24 people have been shot and killing this year in the city.
