Miles said he wanted to be near his players.
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“It’s protest with a objective”, Norman said.
Sadly, shootings and tragic deaths have made up numerous national news stories in the last couple of months, with the latest tragedy involving three officers from Baton Rouge, La. who were killed this past weekend.
Edwards says he plans to participate.
A LifeShare Blood Centers donation bus will be parked in the state Capitol parking lot near the southwest entrance gate from 8:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. However, they said it also shows that the national issues can come very close to home and that law enforcement needs to be able to engage in discussions with groups in the community before the issues rise to the level of anger and protests. “We all need to practice speaking to one another and we will need to practice moving forward consistently and standing together so that racism and the systems that hold that system up are brought down and we move forward as a city together”. Lee Wesley, who is black.
The former Iraq war Marine sergeant managed to wound three other officers before being shot dead by police, according to authorities.
The city had been the scene of repeated protests against police violence following the July 5 fatal shooting by officers of Alton Sterling, a black man, outside a convenience store.
Suspected Baton Rouge gunman Gavin Long and the three Baton Rouge officers killed in ambush.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputy Garafola was identified as the third victim by his brother, Brett Garafola, via Facebook, according to WBRZ.
NPR’s Eyder Peralta and David Eads reported on militarized equipment and tactics previous year, when the White House announced a plan to block local police forces from acquiring military-type equipment from the federal government.
“I spent a lot of time in Dallas praying with officer from all over the country”, said Millville Police Chaplin Bob Ossler.
On Sunday, reports surfaced that Long had gone on an online rant against the excessive use of force on black people by white police officials.
He was to be briefed Tuesday afternoon by Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey.
Baton Rouge residents were honoring three slain officers while searching for ways to prevent more violence like the city has endured recently.
Baton Rouge, the capital city of Louisiana, rose to nationwide attention in the last few days for all the wrong reasons.
During the almost-hourlong briefing Monday, Dabadie referred to the criticism authorities in Baton Rouge have received for the aggressive police response to protesters. I know a lot of you know Brad and his family.
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Baton Rouge police said they believed that Long, armed with two rifles and a pistol, meant to go to their department’s headquarters a short distance away to take more lives.
