we are learning new details about the tragedy in connecticut. two officers were killed in the third critically wounded and what police believe was an ambush following a phone 891 call for help. critics say anti- police rhetoric is only making things more dangerous for the men and women in blue who risk their lives daily to keep us safe. correct alexis mcadams is live in new york city which much more on this tragedy. what a shocking thing to happen in connecticut. how many people in that committee are grieving the loss of the families who have to say goodbye to their loved ones but across the country though crime against police is up. and up a lot for the national fraternal order of police funding at all on failed policies and anti- police rhetoric. this comes as crime is more the top priorities for voters right now. just a sense of monday at least 12 police officers have been shot. four of them killed. you can see right there on the map the shootings happened in half a doze
of two young police officers. humans see the vigil there. police sgt dustin demott tie officer alex hamza were killed or responding to a 911 call. investigators say that call was made to lure those officers to the home where they were ambushed in the driveway by the gunman opened fire with an ar-15 right when the officers open their door but a third a police officer was also injured he is expected to be okay. meanwhile law enforcement in north carolina grieving the loss of one of their own officers put off duty police officer gabrielle torres was shot and killed what he was on his way into work. taurus was one of five people killed in a mass shooting on thursday after a 15 year old boy opened fire near a nature trail part among the victims a shooter s own brother. john is here talking about this assault on police, listen. but she know this is just a continuation of the assault on police across the nation. so far this year we have had 68