The shooting rattled a city already grappling with protests after the fatal police shooting on July 5 of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man confronted by officers while selling CDs outside a convenience store.
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Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie got emotional when describing his worst fear coming true and remembering his fallen officer.
Friday’s mourners at the Healing Place Church included a police contingent from Dallas, where five officers were killed on July 7 by another black former USA serviceman.
Funeral services were held for East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brad Garafola, one of three officers fatally wounded in an ambush shooting last Sunday morning, July 17. Video recordings that surfaced after the shooting raised questions about whether Sterling was a threat during his altercation with two Baton Rouge police officers.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert). East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid J. Gautreaux, III places his hand on the casket of deputy Brad Garafola, after it was transferred from carriage to hearse, at the scene where Garafola and two Baton Rouge police were killed, in B…
Two police officers and two sheriff’s deputies came from the Seattle, Washington area.
His partner on the force was Cpl. The two officers, white and black, began riding together on July 1, days before Sterling’s death.
Funeral services are being held Saturday for Garafola in Baton Rouge.
“I’ve been serving my country, and now it’s time to serve my community”. They were discussing how much all those situations were putting a strain on the community and police relations, said Mitchell as reported by the CBS News. He says Gerald served his country with honor and is proud of the man everyone gathered to mourn.
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“It’s a tragedy over there”, said Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot, “It takes a lot of man hours, man power, to get something like this to continue to protect the city and do everything that’s required during something like this so we need to help each other out”. The American flag was folded, and his two uniforms hung next to it. Photos of him showing his family life, his 11 years in the army and his short career as a police officer were portrayed on a big screen during the funeral.
