Buttigieg responds to anger over South Bend violence: 'We have not done enough'

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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said on Monday that he has not done enough to create a more just system for people of color in South Bend, Ind., where he serves as mayor, amid a backlash from African Americans in the wake of a police shooting of a black man.

Buttigieg said in a statement released by his 2020 campaign that his "heart was broken."

"It was a painful but needed conversation," Buttigieg said of a town hall late Sunday that grew increasingly heated as black residents questioned his handling of racism in the city's police force. "And I feel overwhelmed and heartened by the number of people – supporters and critics – who have reached out and made it clear over the past week that they want to join hands and face these problems together."

The town hall was held a week after Eric Logan, a black man, was killed by a police sergeant. During the town hall, Buttigieg said he took responsibility for the incident.

In Monday's statement, he said the "many well-intentioned steps we have taken, locally and across the country, have not succeeded."

"We have not done enough,” Buttigieg added.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/450024-buttigieg-responds-to-anger-over-south-bend-violence-we-have-not-done