Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers were killed Sunday after a former Marine dressed in black and carrying extra ammunition opened fire on them outside a filling station.
Three other officers were wounded in the ambush, one critically injured an undergoing treatment. Police said the gunman was killed at the scene.
The shooter was identified as a Black American Ex- Marine -Sergeant Gavin Long, of Kansas City, who turned 29 on Sunday.
While in the military, Long was awarded several medals, including one for good conduct, and received an honorable discharge. His expertise then was listed as “data network specialist.”
THE SIEGE
The shooting began at a gas station on Airline Highway. According to radio traffic, Baton Rouge police answered a report of a man with an assault rifle and were met by gunfire. For several long minutes, they didn’t know where the shooting was coming from.Even when Baton Rouge Police Department responded they were still unable to pinpoint the shooters location.
Almost 6 minutes pass after the first shots are reported before police say they have determined the shooter’s location. About 30 seconds later, someone says shots are still being fired.
The siege went on for over an hour after which the local law enforcement was able to target the suspect and shot him dead.
This is what all the #BlackLivesMatter will cause, I knew from the start, that’s why I’ve always been a big supporter of #AllLivesMatter…