A British lawmaker has died after an attack in her district. Jo Cox was a rising Labour Party star. A suspect is under arrest.
Thursday, June 16, 2016 12:39 PM EDT
A member of Parliament was killed in an attack at a library in her district in northern England, according to the British authorities.
The police were called to Birstall, a village about six miles southwest of the city of Leeds, at 12:53 p.m., and found Jo Cox, who represents the West Yorkshire district of Batley and Spen in Parliament, with severe injuries.
Ms. Cox, 41, was taken by an air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary. She was pronounced dead at 1:48 p.m., Dee Collins, temporary chief constable of the West Yorkshire Police, said at a news conference.
A 52-year-old man was arrested in the attack.
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