“When I drove by, people were walking up to my vehicle thanking me for driving through, giving me high fives and waves”, Clements said.
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The station aired video footage of police responding to the scene in Baton Rouge. The gunman was fatally shot. But a source told CNN it’s an “active working scene”.
Multiple police units were stationed at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, where spokeswoman Ashley Mendoza said five patients from the police shooting, all “law enforcement professionals” had been taken.
A deadly shooting in Baton Rouge left three police officers dead and three others wounded early Sunday morning. “Rest assured, every resource available to the state of Louisiana will be used to ensure the perpetrators are brought swiftly to justice”.
“In the word community is the word unity”, Holden said.
“I say this to you. get to know these usually young men and women, look into their eyes and into their hearts before you pre-judge”, Wiley said.
The scene, however, is contained, McKneely said. A police officer with a long gun was blocking the parking lot at the emergency room, the Associated Press wrote.
“I have the utmost respect and gratitude for what our police officers do”, Sen.
Earlier this week, Baton Rouge police Chief Carl Dabadie said the department had knowledge of “credible threats” to harm officers.
Trump is placing the blame on a lack of leadership and is demanding “law and order”.
Shocked community members lined the highway about a mile from the shootings, at the site of the protests against Sterling’s killing.
“An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us”, he said.
Police told reporters authorities are seeking more than one suspect and said the public should be on the lookout for people dressed in black and carrying long guns.
The third injured officer was taken to another hospital and his condition was unknown.
Baton Rouge has been tense since the July 5 shooting of a black man pinned to the ground by white police officers.
Police spokesmen from Baton Rouge and Minneapolis, in statements, said their departments had each made significant strides toward diversity in their forces.
In the police dispatch audio provided by Broadcastify, you can hear the initial report of a person walking with an assault rifle next to a B-Quik convenience store.
Similar disparities affect Minneapolis, near the tiny city of Falcon Heights where Philando Castile was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop July 6. Three others have been wounded in the Louisiana shooting.
One suspect is dead and law enforcement believes two others may be at large, The Advocate reported.
Obama attended a memorial service for five Dallas police officers last week and also led a almost four-hour meeting featuring dozens of leaders from police organizations, community activists and elected officials.
The comments by Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley and City Manager Harry Black came a day after the NAACP opened its annual convention in Cincinnati.
It brings to 29, the number of United States police killed on duty this year. Three officers are dead and three are hospitalized with injuries. The shooting occurred less than 1 mile from police headquarters. L’Jean Mckneely Jr. says authorities do not have an immediate indication that explosives are present.
“My prayers are with the families of these officers following this cowardly act”, Richmond said. “Those in the area are asked to remain indoors and contact law enforcement immediately if they see anything suspicious”.
Reports of two other shooters appeared mistaken, the statement said.
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Three Baton Rouge police officers are dead after a firefight with multiple gunmen.
