Members of a saddened Baton Rouge community set up an impromptu memorial outside the store where police officers were ambushed and three lost their lives. Halen Doughty has more…:
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One of the officers wounded in the ambush has been released from the hospital, and another remains in critical condition, according to officials. 51-year-old Bruce Simmons was being treated for non-life threatening injuries, and he was released Monday. 41 year old Deputy Nicholas Tullier continues to fight for his life.

Officials with the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office says the 22-year-old woman who was abducted and nearly killed is still recovering at a hospital. 35-year-old Kevin Mathis is in jail in connection with the incident and charged with attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping. Authorities say the woman was found alone in a vehicle at a cemetery early Saturday morning. The case is under investigation.

The man identified as the shooter in the tragic fatal shooting of three police officers produced social media posts that discussed the demonstrations seeking justice for the death of Alton Sterling. In a YouTube posting on July 10th Gavin Long says people keep protesting the shooting death of Sterling but that won’t do anything to end what he perceived to be oppression…:
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In earlier postings, Long said he was not associated with any groups, but said at one time he belonged to the Nation of Islam.