The autopsy findings from East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Garafola and Baton Rouge Police Officers Montrell Jackson and Matthew Gerald have been released. EBR coroner Beau Clark says it’s especially difficult for his office to perform autopsies on police officers, because they work so closely with them on many cases.
Clark says each officer’s death was ruled a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds, and he’ll perform the shooter’s autopsy today as well.
Three Louisiana cities rank as very stressful. Shreveport is No. 6, New Orleans No. 8 and Baton Rouge came in at 13th. Dr. Michelle Moore with LSU Health New Orleans says that, especially in the case of New Orleans, even though we’re known for having nonchalant attitudes, crime is probably one of the biggest factors in the ranking…:
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Moore says the report shows Louisianians have high anxiety about things like money, health, ability to cope and safety
Law enforcement around the state are seeing tremendous community support following Sunday’s tragedy in Baton Rouge. That’s according to Pineville Police Deputy Chief and President of the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police, Darrell Basco, who says people have taken to social media in particular to show love for police officers.
The families of the fallen officers will soon get a check thanks to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, which has been collecting donations at BRAF.org. Communications Director Mukul Verma says East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux is on the committee that decides how the money will be used to assist these families.
Verma says the East Baton Rouge First Responders Fund was established in 1988, and it has given over $150-thousand to families of officers who were killed or wounded in the line of duty.