Thread: Baton Rouge: 'Two US police officers shot dead'

Two police officers have been shot dead in the US city of Baton Rouge and five others injured, US media reports say.

A lone gunman opened fire with an assault rifle, according to the reports.



A police spokesman said the scene had been "contained". It was not clear if any suspects had been detained.

It follows the recent killing of a black man by police in the city. That, and another police shooting in Minnesota, led to protests in the US.

The killings triggered a revenge attack by a black army veteran who shot dead five officers in the city of Dallas.

Baton Rouge police have warned residents to stay away from the scene of the latest shooting, which was near police headquarters and Airline Highway.

A witness told WBRZ News 2 that a man dressed in black with his face covered started shooting indiscriminately near Hammond Air Plaza.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36820782

Three dead now.

Baton Rouge shooting: 3 officers dead; shooter was Missouri man, sources say

The shooter who killed three law enforcement officers and wounded three others in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday was a Missouri man who launched a deadly rampage on his 29th birthday, police sources said.

Gavin Long, who was born on July 17, 1987, was the man who gunned down officers before he was killed in a gunbattle with other officers responding to the shootings.

Two Baton Rouge police officers -- ages 41 and 49 -- died, said Police Chief Carl Dabadie. The gunman also killed a 45-year-old sheriff's deputy and critically wounded a 41-year-old deputy who is "fighting for his life," said East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux.

Another wounded deputy and police officer have non-life-threatening wounds, law officers said.

At an afternoon news conference, local and state authorities, including Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, said Long was thought to be the lone gunman. Earlier reports had said authorities believed there might have been more than one attacker.

There is not an "active shooter scenario" in Baton Rouge, said Col. Michael D. Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police.

On Sunday, police received a call of a "suspicious person walking down Airline Highway with an assault rifle," a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
When police arrived, the shooting began.

"There was no talking, just shooting," Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L.J. McKneely said.
By noon, authorities had secured the scene and were making sure there weren't any explosives left behind.

Initially authorities believed two other shooters might be at large.

Long was wearing all black and was wearing a mask, Baton Rouge Police Department Sgt. Don Coppola said. Coppola said he did not know what the mask looked like, but that it was "some type of mask to conceal (the shooter's) identity."

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Yeah, another armed citizen exercising his constitutional rights.

Washington is trying to engineer a race war/tension in America as part of the deliberate effort to destroy America from the inside that started 30 or so years ago and has really gone into high gear under Obama.

It doesn't matter any more, America is finished being any kind of a place anyone would want to live.

Washington is deliberately trying to destroy, damage and break down local law enforcement so they can come in and fill the void.

Conspiracy theory nut? Think what you want, but the American people are easier to control and conquer if you can divide them first.

RIP Officers.

You are exactly the sort of person that shouldn't have unfettered access to guns.

Originally Posted by Humbert

another armed citizen exercising his constitutional rights.

Yep. Another member of "A well regulated Militia".

Originally Posted by BobR

Washington is trying to engineer a race war/tension in America as part of the deliberate effort to destroy America from the inside

You are a genuine tinfoil froot loop aren't you!

If the good denizens of the us of a were not armed to the teeth, not only would this type of shooting not occur but neither would police officers be on a hair trigger and mowing down black men every second week.

Another fine piece of direct action by the oppressed. I'll give the septics one thing, they sure do train their soldiers well.

These blacks are quite brave though, and certainly show up the whitey psycho killer cops who invariably always rely on superior numbers when they beat up on, and kill, the blacks.

^I'm sure the murdered black police officer appreciates your sentiments,

I would love to know who is pulling the strings here. Who benefits from civil violence? Follow the money.

Obama has blood on his hands and I hope he gets justice.

Back in Africa Black Policeman are killed by Blacks all the time, because the black African civilians hate the Police.
It's not new this black man kills Police situation, it's just that the U.S.A. Gets the headlines.

Originally Posted by beazalbob69

I would love to know who is pulling the strings here. Who benefits from civil violence? Follow the money.

Another conspiracy theory muppet to keep bobr company. Go on then - explain how and why the shootings by random nutters armed to the teeth, thanks to US gun laws, could have been orchestrated by an evil genius or geniuses somehow connected to Washington.

The Baltimore/Gray case just aquitted its 4rth police officer, the last 2 will walk free, proven innocent. Mosby may well be disbarred for her total incompetence. The whole case is a joke. And like the other recent cases the police are charged tried and convicted before the evidence is even looked at. And who is the main cheer leader in this totally illegal, process? None other then Obama.

The exact same process happened in the Trayvon Martin case with the totally fabricated lie of hands up don't shoot. The security guard was charged tried and convicted before the evidence was even looked at. And who was the main cheer leader in this process, none other then Obama.

Even when the police did make mistakes, they were charged tried and convicted bye left wing propaganda before a trial and the evidence were held. Even when the law itself would of taken care of misconduct of any kind the left would not let justice take its course they rapidly convicted all no matter what the truth or facts were.

Every time facts and the truth got in the way they simply ingnored it and called for killing the police, chanting to kill the police. All cheer lead bye Obama. It is so obvious that these actions have been taken every time to blacken the name of police, justice and democracy in the US and all done bye the left wing.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Another fine piece of direct action by the oppressed. I'll give the septics one thing, they sure do train their soldiers well.

These blacks are quite brave though, and certainly show up the whitey psycho killer cops who invariably always rely on superior numbers when they beat up on, and kill, the blacks.

SA,

We've heard your rants and diatribes.


New topic please--->

Originally Posted by pulvarien

Obama has blood on his hands and I hope he gets justice.

Another tosser.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

You are exactly the sort of person that shouldn't have unfettered access to guns.

Anyone who cannot see that America is being deliberately destroyed from the inside is a complete moron.

Sad too, because 40 or so years ago it was a great Country.

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Another fine piece of direct action by the oppressed. I'll give the septics one thing, they sure do train their soldiers well.

These blacks are quite brave though, and certainly show up the whitey psycho killer cops who invariably always rely on superior numbers when they beat up on, and kill, the blacks.

SA,

We've heard your rants and diatribes.


New topic please--->

I think one of the current problems in this board's usage is the somewhat depressing fact a significant proportion of the members, apart from being a bit thick, simply do not have a firm enough grasp of the English language.

My post, of course, was neither a rant nor a diatribe, it was an opinion based on fact.

Originally Posted by pulvarien

Obama has blood on his hands and I hope he gets justice.

Is it a prerequisite for the majority of septics posting on this board to be insane? Certainly, in relation to issues discussed by Brits there is usually a fair degree of lumpen stupidity shaped by ignorance and gormless bigotry, but with septics it appears they are all a little bit unhinged.

Originally Posted by pulvarien

The Baltimore/Gray case just aquitted its 4rth police officer, the last 2 will walk free, proven innocent. Mosby may well be disbarred for her total incompetence. The whole case is a joke.

You think it's a joke when somebody is in custody, and then driven around in the back of a wagon so erratically, it's enough to break their neck?

You're a real Fucktard.

Originally Posted by BobR

Sad too, because 40 or so years ago it was a great Country.

40 years ago rich people actually paid taxes. Make America great again.

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Originally Posted by Looper

Originally Posted by beazalbob69

I would love to know who is pulling the strings here. Who benefits from civil violence? Follow the money.

Another conspiracy theory muppet to keep bobr company. Go on then - explain how and why the shootings by random nutters armed to the teeth, thanks to US gun laws, could have been orchestrated by an evil genius or geniuses somehow connected to Washington.

Throwing the conspiracy label at every opportunity which clearly puts you in the typical comfort zone, shows how idiotic you truly are!

Random nutters, will obtain guns regardless. You should visit Spital Hill in Sheffield, UK or parts of Nottingham. I shouldn't say it is largely a black community though, should I.

The nutters as you put, have been handed a free ticket by the media and those who support it.

What are you talking about? The only organisation with the legitimate right to use force and violence in a modern peaceful 21st century western country should be the state. Citizens should not be armed. If citizens were not armed the police would not be on a hair trigger and shooting them every second week. The statistics speak for themselves when you compare them with other western countries.

I have no idea where BobR and Beazal are coming from with this conspiracy nonsense so please enlighten us by setting out the hypothesis. Why is the US government trying to destroy the USA and how does coordinating gun attacks on the police assist them in their quest?

Originally Posted by Looper

Not only would this type of shooting not occur but neither would police officers be on a hair trigger and mowing down black men every second week.

Too late to do anything about Gun Ownership now Loopy.

Impossible to tone them done, in fact every person wants one simply because of the mad tossers over there who have one. Can't blame them EH.

As far as the cops having a hair trigger, that's also perfectly understandable.

Every second they have the Uniform on their life is in Danger, it's like war over there.