| | '''Operation Legend''' is a coordinated initiative in which federal [[law enforcement]] agencies work with local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. It was initiated during the [[2020 Marxist insurrection]]. It was named for 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while sleeping in his home in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], on June 29, 2020 during the [[Black Lives Matter]] [[riot]]s. | | '''Operation Legend''' is a coordinated initiative in which federal [[law enforcement]] agencies work with local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime. It was initiated during the [[2020 Marxist insurrection]]. It was named for 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while sleeping in his home in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], on June 29, 2020 during the [[Black Lives Matter]] [[riot]]s. |
| − | Kansas City was the first area to receive additional resources when [[Attorney General]] [[William Barr]] announced the launch of Operation Legend on July 8, 2020. The operation expanded to include support for [[Albuquerque]], [[Chicago]], [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Memphis]], [[Milwaukee]], and [[St. Louis]].<ref>https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-agents-and-resources-support-operation-legend-in-nine-cities-081420</ref> | + | Kansas City was the first area to receive additional resources. Operation Legend has been credited with numerous arrests. [[President Trump]] met with the Taliferro's family during the rollout of the program, which is overseen by the Justice Department.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/murder-charge-legend-taliferro-operation-legend</ref> The operation expanded to include support for [[Albuquerque]], [[Chicago]], [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Memphis]], [[Milwaukee]], and [[St. Louis]].<ref>https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-agents-and-resources-support-operation-legend-in-nine-cities-081420</ref> |