--- description: British lawmaker Jo Cox died after being shot and stabbed in her constituency in Birstall, West Yorkshire. title: Jo Cox: British Lawmaker Shot and Stabbed to Death image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta04d7625b51de50f/69889837656a3f7ed8bcbf31/jo-cox-memorial.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [U.K.](/tag/u-k/) ## U.K. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # British Lawmaker Dies After Being Shot and Stabbed in North of England by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:59 AM CUTPublished: Jun 16, 2016 1:26 PM CUT  A woman lays some flowers at Parliament Square opposite the Palace of Westminster, central London, in tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency advice surgery in Birstall, England, on June 16, 2016. A woman lays some flowers at Parliament Square opposite the Palace of Westminster, central London, in tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency advice surgery in Birstall, England, on June 16, 2016.Yui Mok—PA Wire/Press Association Images/AP by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:59 AM CUTPublished: Jun 16, 2016 1:26 PM CUT British lawmaker Jo Cox died after being shot and stabbed in her constituency in Birstall, West Yorkshire. Dee Collins, the chief constable of West Yorkshire police, said that the Labour Party member was pronounced dead by a paramedic crew attending to her. The 41-year-old Cox was attacked near Birstall’s library where she holds advice surgeries, [Sky News](http://news.sky.com/story/1712935/labour-mp-jo-cox-shot-near-leeds-eyewitness "undefined") reports. According [to the BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36550304?ns%5Fmchannel=social&ns%5Fcampaign=bbc%5Fbreaking&ns%5Fsource=twitter&ns%5Flinkname=news%5Fcentral "undefined"), she has been taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary where armed police are outside the hospital. Her husband, Brendan Cox, tweeted this photograph of the MP by the barge where she stayed in London. > [](https://twitter.com/MrBrendanCox/status/743455646197096449) [Speaking to Sky News](http://news.sky.com/story/1712935/labour-mp-jo-cox-shot-twice-in-street "undefined"), witness Hishem Ben Abdallah says a man pulled a gun out of his bag, which looked like a “First World War or a makeshift, handmade gun,” before attacking Cox. He was fought off by a local man who may have been injured in the scuffle. The assailant is reported to have shouted ‘Britain First’ during the attack. [Speaking to the BBC ](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36550304 "undefined")another eyewitness said: “He shot this lady and then shot her again. He lent down. Someone was wrestling with him and he was wielding a knife and lunging at her. Three times she was shot. People were trying to help her. Then he ran off down a one-way street. Me and my mate drove round to try and find him.” > [](https://twitter.com/meaglemp/status/743435068849463296) [A statement](http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news/incident-market-street-birstall "undefined") by the local West Yorkshire Police says that a 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the incident. The BBC tweeted an image of the arrest of a man nearby: > [](https://twitter.com/BBCLookNorth/status/743443793043722241) Cox wrote a pro-E.U. comment piece in the [Yorkshire _Post_](http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/jo-cox-brexit-is-no-answer-to-real-concerns-on-immigration-1-7956822 "undefined") on June 10, saying a vote to leave the political bloc was not a “way to deal with concerns about immigration.” U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have tweeted their concern. > [](https://twitter.com/Number10gov/status/743434261894664192) > [](https://twitter.com/SadiqKhan/status/743433232184709120) The mother of two was elected to represent Batley & Spen constituency in 2015\. She [is co-chair of the Friends of Syria All Party Parliamentary Group, ](http://www.jocox.org.uk/about-jo/ "undefined") and broke with her party in abstaining in a vote on military action in Syria. She has also expressed regret for nominating Jeremy Corbyn during last year’s Labour leadership contest. The MP is married to former special advisor to Gordon Brown, Brendan Cox. 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