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Line-of-duty police deaths surge in 2020 as coronavirus, calls to ‘defund’ pose challenge to officers’ safety

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The number of police officers who have died in the line of duty in 2020 has jumped by nearly 60% compared to last year as the ongoing spread of the coronavirus continues to take its toll on America’s men and women in blue. 

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