cut 13 (04) “…of society”
That’s Governor John Bel Edwards who called Sunday’s tragic fatal shooting of three Baton Rouge Police officers “pure, unadulterated evil.”
The shooting occurred less than a mile away from police headquarters. Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie says if the shooter, Gavin Long, was not stopped, he probably would have gone straight to police headquarters and taken more lives. He says it was a long range shot that ended Long’s terror.
State Police Col Mike Edmonson says they are investigating suspicious activity on Long’s social media accounts. He says they recovered a rental car Long used, as well as the weapons Long had at the shooting.
cut 15 (07) “ownership history”
The three officers killed in Sunday’s police ambush are being remembered as heroes. Emelie Gunn has more…
Joseph Cius of Orlando set up signs across the street from the scene of the shooting with the message of peace and unity. He says killing is not the way to get justice.