Gavin Long, the Marine vet who shot six law-enforcement officers Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., resulting in the death of three officers, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, CNN reports, according to a source involved in the investigation.
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Steve Bullock has ordered all flags flown in the state to fly at half-staff to honor the victims of an attack on police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Therefore I must bring the same destruction that bad cops continue to inflict upon my people, upon bad cops as well as good cops in hopes that the good cops (which are the majority) will be able to stand together to enact justice and punishment against bad cops b/c right now the police force & current judicial system is not doing so.
Viewings are scheduled Thursday and Friday for Baton Rouge Police Officer Matthew Gerald.
The man who killed three Louisiana law enforcement officers purportedly described his actions as a “necessary evil” in a self-described manifesto that an OH man says was emailed to him by the gunman less than an hour before the shootings.
Arrangements also have been made for Baton Rouge Police Cpl.
Only days before his killing, one of the slain officers, Jackson, had written a Facebook post expressing how hard it was for him to be both a black man and a police officer.
In the manifesto, Long said he expected people who knew him wouldn’t believe he would commit “such horrendous acts of violence”.
All three were fatally shot in what police said was an ambush by Gavin Long, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri.
Karama, who described himself as a hip-hop artist and community activist, said he provided other information about Long’s emails to various news outlets.
Many hope that the cycle of violence that started in Baton Rouge with the death of Alton Sterling has finally come to an end in the city which has grappled with grief, death and loss in a more profound manner in the last few days than perhaps anywhere else in the country. He said the federal government has numerous tools necessary to help local departments, but the effort to improve policing will also have to be driven within those departments.
The sheriff’s office says visitation will begin at noon Saturday at the Istrouma Baptist Church.
He calls for unity: “Some are trying to use this moment to divide police and the communities you serve”.
Rev. Lee Wesley says the city needs to look at how potential law officers are vetted.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert). Shattered glass surrounds a bullet hole at Fitness Expo, Monday, July 18, 2016, at the fatal shooting scene in Baton Rouge, La., where several law enforcement officers were killed on Sunday.
During the service the pastor took a moment to single out grieving officers.
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President Barack Obama has told law enforcement officials that Americans recognize, respect and depend upon the hard and risky work they do, a rallying call of support following the ambush killings of eight officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge.
