John Bel Edwards said Monday that Sunday’s police shooting in Baton Rouge was “a diabolical attack on the very fabric of society” by shooter Gavin Long, who was killed during the confrontation with police.
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Harmony doesn’t have to mean we all agree.
A fourth officer, a deputy sheriff, remains in critical condition after undergoing emergency surgery.
The Associated Press obtained the photographs of the letter Wednesday from Yarima Karama, a Columbus, Ohio, musician who said he didn’t know Long personally but that he had received emails from him in the past after Long commented on one of his YouTube videos.
The governor also noted that for six days prior to Sunday’s attack there had been no arrests in Baton Rouge from the regular protests sparked by the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by police on July 5. The class, he said, was a way to look at the study of psychology more broadly than the Euro-centric treatment it usually gets. “As president, I will bring the full weight of the law to bear to make sure those who kill police officers are brought to justice”.
People hold hands in prayer at a candlelight vigil for Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson, outside Istrouma High School, where he graduated in 2001, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
The FBI is working to determine if Gavin Long had any help when he killed three law enforcement officials in Louisiana, the bureau said Monday, Anadolu reported. Micah Johnson targeted white officers during what had otherwise been a peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration.
Funeral arrangements for two of the officers have been made public: Montrell Jackson, a 10-year police force veteran with a newborn at home, will be laid to rest Monday. Services will start at 2 p.m.
“People on all sides, people who were peacefully protesting the Sterling incident, are just as heartbroken over this as everyone in the law enforcement community”, said State Representative Barry Ivey, a Republican who represents Baton Rouge.
Image: President Barack Obama talks with Mick McHale, president of the National Association of Police Organizations, after meeting with activists, civil rights, faith, law enforcement and elected leaders on building community trust on July 13. But his ambush-style attack in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wasn’t over. Last week, he paid tribute to the Dallas officers at a memorial service there. Jackson also wrote he loves Baton Rouge but wonders if the city loves him.
On July 7, another former USA serviceman espousing militant black nationalist views killed five Dallas officers.
Gavin Eugene Long, the gunman who shot dead three law enforcement officials and injured three others in Baton Rouge Sunday, had pledged allegiance to an African-American offshoot of the anti-government Sovereign Citizen Movement past year, documents revealed.
Bonnette says Miles wanted to express his support and discuss his appreciation for the courage police show in putting their lives on the line to protect their communities. The third was a deputy with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Brad Garafola.
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“This sheriff’s deputy, he leaves his cover with his gun drawn and goes back”, Edmonson said.
