Activist in AOC's district blasts 'defund the police' movement: 'There are shootings every day'

Melody Jimenez, the Bronx-raised founder of the activist group No Voice Unheard, lambasted defunding the police and said unity between police officers and the communities they serve is the only true way forward.

"There's a lot of crime happening in the Bronx. There are shootings every day. There are over two or three shootings a week in the Bronx," Jimenez said on Tuesday. "And we can't police ourselves. We need authorities to come into our communities and help us." "Why would we defund officers who come out here and risk their lives?" she continued in her interview with News 12 The Bronx. "Because there's a lot of money in these streets for pure violence organizations and nothing is changing."