Police release new images that show Gavin Long, a U.S. Marine veteran, bypassing civilians as he ambushed and killed three Baton Rouge police officers. It also came less than two weeks after 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a black man, was fatally shot by police in Baton Rouge in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests.
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The single gunshot that killed Long, 29, was sacked by an officer from about 100 yards away, police have said as they deepened their investigation into the second racially charged armed assault on US law enforcement this month.
He is also pleased with the open letter that the president just sent to law enforcement, and one line in particular resonates with many police: “W$3 e can no longer ask you to solve issues we refuse to address as a society”.
CNN reported that on Sunday a man identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City went on a shooting rampage on his 29th birthday, killing police officers Montrell Jackson, Brad Garafola and Matthew Gerald, while injuring five others.
He said in the letter: “We will get through this hard time together”. “We are telling our community, ‘if you see something say something.’ I know that other agencies are holding different meetings with the community to ensure that we are working together in a united front to assure the safety of our citizens as well as police officers”. Last week, he paid tribute to the Dallas officers at a memorial service there. Together Baton Rouge leaders and the justice official talked about what has improved the relationship between the black community and police in other localities, like Oklahoma City, in recent years.
As the nation debates race and policing, this community of about 10,000 is mourning three of its sons – all husbands and fathers described by friends as being committed to protecting and serving the public. Five officers were killed. Sunday’s shooting in Baton Rouge was no different.
Long, investigators believe, meant to continue his murderous spree at the nearby police headquarters, but as he returned to the vehicle, a member of Baton Rouge’s SWAT team trained his rifle on the killer.
The shooting of Sterling and another by Minnesota police of a black motorist led to a nationwide wave of marches against police abuses. “As we have seen too many times, once someone gets notoriety, someone else is going to copycat and do it again”. “He died attempting to get to a fallen Baton Rouge officer, to render aid”.
And they say he shot to kill. We say we don’t want to let this evil affect how we live our daily lives.
“I strongly believe that there is no contradiction between us protecting our officers, honoring our officers, making sure that they have all the tools they need to do their job safely, and. building trust between police officers and departments and the communities that they serve”, Obama said.
Thousands of people have protested Sterling’s death and Baton Rouge police arrested more than 200 demonstrators. The people of this country respect law enforcement. “This is why. Because we are up against a force that is not playing by the rules”, Dabadie told the news conference. He left a digital trail of his thoughts under the name “Cosmo”.
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Gov. Rick Snyder is also joining President Barack Obama’s call to lower MI and USA flags to half-staff today through sunset on Friday, July 22, in honor of the Baton Rouge officers killed on duty Sunday, July 17. Edmonson said by the time the former Marine parked his vehicle, the officer there had driven away.
