A new report says shooting deaths of law enforcement officers have spiked 78 percent in the first half of 2016 compared to last year.

The numbers have been released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund also details an increase in ambush-style assaults like the ones that killed eight officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

According to the report, 32 officers died in firearms-related incidents so far this year including 14 that were ambush-style attacks. 7 of those deaths were in Louisiana, putting us at #2 in the nation behind Texas where 11 officers have been killed so far this year.

During the same period last year, 18 officers were shot and killed in the line of duty including three that were considered ambush attacks.

 

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