WASHINGTON — During a Senate oversight hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt called Saturday’s downtown Montgomery shooting “horrific” and asked what can be done to combat violent crime.

On Tuesday, Montgomery Police said no arrests have been made in the shooting that left two individuals dead and 12 others injured. Police said they have identified multiple persons of interest.

“Montgomery is the place I raise my children, it’s a community that I love, and to see senseless acts of violence occur is gut wrenching,” Britt told Alabama Daily News. “I think we should all be asking the question of, ‘what can we do?’…to prevent events like that from happening again.”

The Alabama Republican asked that question of Bondi during Tuesday’s oversight hearing in the

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