The officers Long killed were Officer Montrell Jackson of the Baton Rouge Police Department; Officer Matthew Gerald, also with Baton Rouge Police; and Deputy Brad Garafola with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Department.
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According to the report, Miles met privately with both the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office and Baton Rouge Police, both of which had victims in the attack.
“How many more innocent people have to be killed before they bring those two officers to justice?” asked Quenton Williams, who described his own struggles with the court system as visitors took photos and laid flowers in front of the ramshackle convenience store where Sterling was killed. Services will start at 2 p.m. There will be no graveside service, but there will be a processional from the church to Greenoaks Funeral Home.
He killed three and wounded three other officers before he was killed in a shootout with police.
The man who ambushed Baton Rouge police officers reportedly claimed that he had post-traumatic stress disorder.
The July 17 attack came days after the controversial shooting death of Alton Sterling by Baton Rouge cops and snipers killing five officers at a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas.
More than 100 people with Together Baton Rouge held signs bearing the words “We refuse to be divided”.
At makeshift memorials, churches and rallies, Baton Rouge residents honored three slain officers while searching for ways to prevent more violence like the city has endured recently.
LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed the visits with authorities after the coach was seen entering police headquarters, where he spent more than an hour, by The Associated Press.
Bonnette says Miles only 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.
President Barack Obama says the nation will get through the recent killings of police officers with the “love and empathy of public servants” like the ones who were targeted in recent days.
Arrangements also have been made for Baton Rouge Police Cpl.
He was to be briefed Tuesday afternoon by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
Obama said nothing could be more patriotic and professional than police officers protecting demonstrators who were protesting against them, and he said that was a proud example of the country’s most basic freedoms.
Obama said his intention over his remaining months in office is to continue to look at best practices and listen to departments and build up trust with local communities. Visitation for Jackson is scheduled Monday, with funeral services to follow.
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All three were fatally shot in what police said was an ambush by Gavin Long, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri.
