Rouge, no active scenario that involv involves shooter in the city of baton rouge. We believe that the person that shot and killed our officers, that he is a person that was shot and killed at the scene. Thats what we know right now. But we do not believe, or do we have any other shooter held up in any other area in the baton rouge area, but understand this investigation has a lot of moving parts and pieces. Well be moving and going on each with every one of those, but right now, there is no active shooter scenario situation going on in baton rouge. Today at approximately 8 40 a. M. , several louisiana Law Enforcement officers were shot. A call came in to central dispatch the Baton Rouge City Police department indicating there was a guy carrying a rifle, walking in that particular area. That was the information that came into us. Multiple officers were transported for treatment. Three officers have died from injuries. Two from the baton rouge Police Department, and one from east baton
Police officers were killed and three others injured. During a press conference yesterday police said the suspect was killed at the scene and the governor called for calm during the recent spate of violence. Today has been a very tough day here in baton rouge, and in louisiana, and in our country. And absolutely unspeakable, heinous attack on Law Enforcement here in baton rouge claimed the lives of two Baton Rouge Police officers, one sheriffs deputy, and injured three others, one of whom today, right now as we speak, is absolutely fighting for his life. Its unjustified, its unjustifiable. The violence, the hatred just has to stop. Law enforcement officials identified the gunmans agavin long of kansas city. They believe heabilitied alone. Federal agencies including the fbi, atf and u. S. Marshal service are in baton rouge asistzing with the investigation as Police Departments across the country react to the news. The nypd has since ordered all of its officers to remain in groups of two
Officers who died. You are look at live pictures from the Memorial Service. Those five Police Officers were gunned down by a sniper during a demonstration over the deaths of two africanamerican men killed by police. Protesters held more demonstrations overnight in atlanta. They blocked traffic near an upscale Shopping Mall before marching to the governors mansion. 16 people were arrested. The families of the two men killed by police are finalizing p plans. Fi Philando Castile spoke at a news conference. He didnt deserve to die like that. You guys want to ask questions. I have one question myself. In what country that being honest and telling the truth will get you killed. You answer that one for me. It is not just this familys loss. It is a loss for all humanity. That Philando Castile was gunned down the way he was gunned down. The attorney and former tv judge, glenda hatchet, who says the family does plan to file a lawsuit. She gave no details. Before dallas, it was oral. Before orlan