Police officer Montrell Jackson sadly lost his life when a gunman targeted Baton Rouge, Louisiana law enforcement in a deadly shooting attack on Sunday morning and now the world is getting to know what a kind-hearted man he really was.
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Louisiana State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson said it is believed that Long was a single shooter that acted alone.
The attack has put police stations across the country on high alert, including in New York City. Funds will be used to cover expenses like health care, therapy, lost wages and funeral costs.
Jackson, 32, leaves behind a wife and a 4-month-old baby boy.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux gave an update on two wounded deputies: One shot in the head and stomach remains “very critical condition”.
The tragedy in Baton Rouge is being felt here at home.
“I swear to God I love this city but I wonder if this city loves me”.
He said: “In uniform I get nasty hateful looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat”.
And, to all the protesters, officers, friends, family and neighbors in need of a hug or a prayer, he offered a promise: “I got you”. “His prey was those police officers”.
In a Facebook post two weeks before his death, Jackson made a plea on Facebook saying, ” Please do not let hate infect your heart.
In the wake of the recent ambushes on law enforcement, including the murder of three Baton Rouge police officers on Sunday, hip-hop star Will.i.am says killing police officers is not going to solve the real problems facing black Americans. This city MUST and WILL get better’. Police Officers on patrol should maintain a heightened level of awareness. Long was a former Marine who spent time in Iraq and was discharged at the rank of sergeant in 2010, according to the US military. He was a police officer.
The memo also says officers will continue to patrol in pairs, as they’ve been doing since the shooting in Dallas.
Police believe that Long, an African-American, may have been in a rental vehicle that had been stolen five or six days ago in a Midwestern state, according to the sources, who are not authorized to speak publicly.
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Long told the Associated Press Monday that the gunman was “certainly seeking out police” and described the shooting as an “ambush”.
