secure that area. stale very active scene. we also have reporting into nbc that one suspect who died was fatally shot by police was wearing black fatigues and armed with a rifle that. new information coming in. this as the police department in baton rouge is having to deal with the loss of at least three of their own with the governor at this hour, at the hospital meeting with the families as they are coping with that reality that their loved ones have died from this shootout. in my conversation with the mayor earlier today he said that initially there are reports of shots fired and according to other law enforcement they said there were other calls to 911 about a person dressed in black armed with a long gun walking the streets and soon after those reports of gunfire came in this area. the mayor also saying when police did respond they were met with an ambush style attack, in his words. but again, very tense situation in baton rouge. given the fact that he has already been t
famous for the cleveland cavali cavaliers, it will happen. they will nom nath a ticket to try to defeat hillary clinton. we begin because of decency with the breaking news from baton rouge where three police officers were shot dead and three others were wounded this morning. authorities have identified the gunman as gavin long, a former u.s. marine from kansas city, missouri. police say long was killed in the shoot-out. certainly a country trying to pick a leader once again found itself realizing the grievous importance of that very challenge. facing terrorism from abroad, we can no longer deny the growing dangers in our own society. in responding to the shooting today, president barack obama called on americans to lower what he called overheated rhetoric. the death of these three brave officers underscores the danger that police across the country confront every single day. and we as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement
officers. three policemen were shot and killed. three other officers wounded. one overnight clinging to life. the fallen heroes, husbands, fathers. 32-year-old montrell jackson had a new baby boy, just 4 months old. matthew gerald, army veteran, had two daughters. he worked on a helicopter crew in iraq, on several tours. and 45-year-old brad garofalo was the father of four. authorities trying to learn more about the killer, an ex-marine who ambushed the police in their own neighborhood, just about a mile from where i m standing now in broad daylight. the officers were responding to a 911 call about a man dressed in black, armed with an assault-style rifle. police did kill the gunman in a firefight. cnn s boris sanchez is at the scene of the shootout, just down the street from here. what are you learning this morning? here s what we know so far about the investigation. gavin eugene long, a 29-year-old, was the shooter. he actually carried the attack out on his birthday yeste
local hospital, but the mayor confirming that three other officers have been killed. we know that baton rouge has been the site of a lot of tension in recent days, following the shooting death of alton sterling. he had his funeral on friday, but we saw the protests pick up as late as yesterday outside the police headquarters. we don t know if these situations with directly remitted, but given what the mayor told us here at msnbc, these are possible shoot oers who wa who wanted to do harm and believes these officers were specifically targeted. continuing this breaking news and following it here, also joining me from cleveland, is my colleague, ari melmelber, and i know you were talking to people and putting perspective in this. tensions already high in places like baton rouge, dallas, minnesota and cleveland. we see security a top priority. thank you for your supporting. i m here in cleveland where the political story is of course, the republican nomination starting tomorrow
our arms around everything. it s just been one thing after another. we re going to focus on what is happening there right now. because there are a variety of reports that we have to confirm. information and images are scattered so we ll bring you it as we get it. let me get on the phone with law enforcement analyst harry haupe. we have been here all too often, talking nine days ago about the ambush in dallas. now there is a serious shooting in baton rouge. there s sporadic reports of a shoot-out between a suspect and the police, and we know there are multiple officers down, we don t know their condition. when you hear this news once again, what is your initial reaction, knowing how other officers all across the country when they hear this news right now? i tell you, it s heart breaking to see police officers having to go through this again in another city. the fact is that there is a war on the police. and it has started and the fact is that we have a narrative out there th