Obama has said nothing justifies attacks on law enforcement, a sentiment he reiterated in the two-page letter. “Because we are up against a force that is not playing by the rules”. He posted frequently about the police shooting of black men, adding that only acts of violence by “alpha” men like him could result in change.
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Police say he was seeking out law enforcement and ambushed them, wounding three other officers before he was killed in the latest in a string of violent incidents involving police.
Obama urged a stop to the bloodshed.
Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke spoke at the convention and said in an interview Monday with CNN that he had predicted the violence against police that has gripped the USA this month. A CPD spokesperson released a statement saying, “Currently there is no threat to Chicago, however notifications have been made to CPD officers and we continue to patrol in pairs and in uniform and remain vigilant”. “That’s how this country gets united”.
Dechia Gerald, wife of slain Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald, cries while holding their children Fynleigh, left, and Dawclyn, right, during a candlelight vigil at the Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, La., Monday.
The images were shown on a screen at a press conference held by the Louisiana State Police, where officials detailed how the events on Sunday had unfolded. One officer remains in critical condition. “He drew them to the scene”. A man named Gavin Long of Kansas City has been identified as the shooter who killed the officers. He had been carrying an AR-15-style, semi-automatic rifle, law enforcement sources told CNN. He said many police departments could also use more help purchasing bullet-proof vests. The governor calls the shooting “an absolutely unspeakable heinous attack”. How has Baton Rouge dealing with yet another tragedy?
“It also put me in position, if I can come be a part of whatever issues the police department and those agencies are having, I’d like to be a part of that too”. “There’s a lot of hurting people”. According to radio traffic, Baton Rouge police answered a report of a man with an assault rifle and were met by gunfire.
Jackson had posted on Facebook on July 8 how physically and emotionally drained he had been since protests had erupted in Baton Rouge after the killing of Sterling by police.
“I swear to God I love this city, but I wonder if this city loves me”, Jackson wrote. These are trying times. “Please don’t let hate infect your heart”, he wrote. Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Garafola, 45, was also killed.
One of three officers wounded in Sunday’s shootings was hospitalised and fighting for his life, police said at a news conference on Monday.
Police have declined to say what role race might have played in Sunday’s rampage, which killed two white officers and one black officer.
Former marine and Black Hawk crew leader in the Army, Gerald knew well what it meant to serve his country. A third deputy, Bruce Simmons, 51, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
According to military records, Long was a Marine from 2005 to 2010 and rose to the rank of sergeant.
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In Kansas City, police officers, some with guns drawn, converged on a house listed as Long’s. The AP reports that it took several minutes for officers to determine where the shots were coming from.
