we will be working closely with the baton rouge sheriffs office and the baton rouge police departmentperspective. then we will be joined from all of our federal partners as we work the many, many leads that has taken place right now. we will give you an 800 number for the public as we move forward. let me make something clear. you are getting a lot of information and interviewing a lot of people. if it does not come from myself, the chief of police, or the sheriff, if it does not come from these individuals,er we cannot confirm it as factual. just know that up front. we will have another press conference tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. we will give you an update. but we want to allow our detectives and our investigators the crime scene is a large crime scene. we will tell people in the baton rouge area, if you do not need to be -- absolutely need to be in that area of airline highway and oldham monday highway, stay out of the area. we will be working it throughout the night as we work in that specifics. there is not an active shooter scenario in baton rouge. no

first dallas and now baton rouge. but this started with reports of shots fired in the eastern part of the city. and then we saw this response from police. and at some point this became a targeted shooting of police officers, at least three of them killed. but again we still don't know how this began and that is going to be key to this entire thing, as we're basically a nation that's been on high alert now for some weeks. the incident in dallas where we saw police officers killed by a sniper from an elevated position. louisiana is an open carry state. that is important to this as well. people do exercise their right to open carry. we saw that of course during the protest in dallas, texas also an open carry state. ari you are sitting in an open carry state. there have been extensive meetings by law enforcement. extensive meetings inside news organizations about how to cover protests in cleveland, knowing that you have the same thing in cleveland that you do in baton rouge, that you do in dallas. which is you can carry a

in baton rouge the u.s. attorney's office, federal bureau of investigation, atf, united states marshal service, and the dea, continues to provide assistance in this investigation. attorney general lynch is being made aware of every step of this investigation and continues to monitor the situation very closely. yesterday, is a said, we will continue to investigate this matter and continue to devote all needed federal law enforcement resources until justice has been served. and as the for said, no stone will be left uncovered in this investigation. we thank all of our law enforcement partners that are here today and the ones not here on the podium. as well as the mayor and the governor here in attendance for their cooperation and teamwork in investigating this case. i say to all law enforcement, you have our deepest sympathies while dealing with this horrific tragedy. and now, i would ask fbi agent to give some additional comments. >> good afternoon. first, on behalf of the men and women of the fbi i want to e

bloodshed in baton rouge. the country once again finds itself mourning police officers murdered in cold blood. good morning, you're watching fox and friends first. it is monday morning. >> we continue to say this every morning it seems, at least every week, they police attack happening just ten days after five officers were gunned down by a sniper in dallas. this time the officers responding to a 911 call about someone with a gun. six of them hit with bullets before the killer was taken out. >> officer down, shot fired, officer down. got a city officer down. >> we have an officer down. they hit one officer. be back in just a second. stand by. >> the execution fuelling fresh concerns about security as the republican national convention kicks off in cleveland today. >> fox news is following the heightened security live for us from cleveland. let's get right to baton rouge this morning with the latest there, leland. >> ladies, good morning on what can only be described as a day of abject addness here in baton rou

why baton rouge? was this simply someone who was inspired by all the news about shootings in baton rouge and decided to go there? the motive, as the president said earlier today, is unknown. >> pete williams, thank you so much. let us know any further reporting from our washington bureau. we'll turn around and get you on the air. we're joined now by retired u.s. army general russell honore, who as you may remember, served as the commander of the committee of the joint task force katrina. general, thank you very much for being with us. i haven't seen you in years. so it is good to see you. what do you make of what is happening to the great state of louisiana, the city of baton rouge specifically? >> well, the city is already on edge, brian, as you know. this made it worse. but our politicians, the message is coming clear, let's focus on things that unite us and not that divide us. this -- the reports are still coming in on the full story on that man who killed our police and wounded them. and that inve

again, this is all from the baton rouge advocate, that which i was just giving you. whether these two people who are being interviewed in west baton rou rouge, separate city, whether those two are directly related or might have just -- police just wanted to talk to them about circumstances, we simply don't know at this point. and your point, martha, about the early going of the dallas shooting, is one worth remembering. they were convinced, i was there and talked to a lot of police officers and said we were convinced shooting was coming from multiple directions. it's not just the chaos of the moment but the sound ricochetting as you so rightly pointed out. that wouldn't be the case here in baton rouge. it sounds like all of these cops were sort of there together. certainly sends a chill up your spine to think these men and women just out there doing their jobs suddenly they are like targets on airline highway in baton rouge. it's just unfathomable. >> it is unfathomable. and when you think about, shep, what happened in nice and the concerns that it's just all around t

two from the baton rouge police department and one from the baton rouge parish sheriff's office.hort time ago. two additional officers suffered nine life-threatening wounds. they are in stable condition at the hospital right now. baton rouge officers at a convenience store observed the individual. he was wearing all black standing behind a beauty supply store holding a rifle. at approximately 8:42 a.m., reports received of shots fired. at approximately 8:44 a.m., reports received of officers down on the scene. at 8:45, reports received of more shots being fired. at 8:46 a.m., reports received of the suspect -- again he was wearing all black standing near a car wash located right next to the convenience store. at 8:48 our emergency em srks u started arriving at the scene to render first aid. officers engaged the suspect at that particular time and he ultimate lly died at the scene. those were officers that were responding to the scene itself. state police and multiple agencies responded to the scene in an attempt to secure the area. we in law enforcement ask the public to stay vig

we are told from the baton rouge police department as well as from the east baton rouge parish sheriff'sffice. the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms is on the scene in baton rouge. the special agent in charge from new orleans we are told is on route to the scene. that's according to a spokesperson from atf. just a reminder that when there are breaking news stories like this one, we will bring you all the information that we can, the best information from reputable sources, but quite often those sources later change their account of what's going on as they get new information. what we are going to do is bring you the best information we can according to witnesses and according to authorities. but it is early information. just to keep that in mind. obviously all of this takes place not in a vacuum, but roughly ten days since five police officers in dallas, texas, were essentially assassinated by a domestic terrorist. it also occurs of course less than two weeks since alton sterling, an african-american man, was shot and killed in a confrontation with police. and also a few days ago

don lemon, the cnn anchor, is on his way to baton rouge right now. don is from baton rouge.nows the town, knows this specific area very, very well. he joins us after talking to sources and friends and family, no doubt, in the area. don, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, it was this morning when this started to unfold. i got a call from someone in baton rouge. one of them was a source. the other one works in the police department. initial reports, which was three dead then. sadly, i should say, one of the officers -- there are a number in critical condition. but they're worried fairly soon that that toll may rise. hopefully that doesn't happen. but it could be a fourth officer. again, hopefully not. the initial reports -- >> just to interrupt one second, don. i'm sorry to interrupt. just to add to what you just said. we just got a report from our lady of the lake hospital, they have five officers there, three are dead, one is in critical condition. sorry to interrupt. >> that's okay, jake. and it's not that far from the scene. this happened at airline highway and old h

we'll be working very, very closely with these baton rouge parish sheriff's office and the baton rouge police department from a local perspective. and then we'll be joined from all our federal partners as we work the many, many leads that's taking place right now. we're going to give you a 1-800 number for the public to have as we move forward. let me make something clear right now. you're getting a lot of information. you're interviewing a lot of people. if it does not come from myself, the chief of police or the east baton rouge parish sheriff, if it does not come from these individuals, we cannot confirm it as being factual. so just know that up front. we're going to have another press conference tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. we'll give you complete updates as we have at the time. but we want to allow our detectives and all our investigators the crime scene is a very large crime scene. we're going to tell people in the baton rouge area if you do not need to be -- absolutely need to be in that area of airline highway and old hammond highwa

that may be near the baton rouge police department in this area of baton rouge called old hammond. and we heard from the mayor earlier, rod, who said this is sunday morning, folks are heading to church there in baton rouge, and asking for his community's prayers. at the time it was prayers that the officers might come through. sadly we know that two officers will not be pulling through this. >> that's right. >> and have passed away. what i'm interested in from your perspective here is, as officers are now going about their day, we're now going to listen in, wafb now has a witness there on scene to this shooting. >> kobe burrell -- sorry, you have something else? >> that's it. >> thank you very much for joining us, i appreciate it. that gives us perspective of someone living in the area. people may be thinking, can i get out, can i get in, i have an older father or mother in the area, can i get to them. he lives in the neighborhood behind, off of old hammond, close to the walmart market. we're learning that the officers were taken, graham, we're getting reports that two officers ha

why did he come to baton rouge? why did he pick baton rouge? did he pick that location right there and why did he kill police officers? that's what's important to us. we'll get to that. >> reporter: can you and the sheriff do something for me with this map? i'm steve osunsami with abc news. can you tell us where the officers were and their names if you can on the map? >> we'll do that after. >> reporter: my other question is, it looked like he was moving -- he was running or did he have a car? how did he get from this location down here -- >> he ran. by car back over here and he ran. he was in shape, clearly he was in shape. clearly he was concentrating on exactly what he was trying to do. he was articulate in all manners of engagement i'll leave it at that, i think as you saw him he was articulate in that. >> reporter: have you ruled out the possibility that it was in retaliation for what we saw here in baton rouge with alton sterling? >> we haven't ruled out anything. but there's nothing to believe at this point that we can say it has somethi

three officers dead, three wounded in baton rouge. a tough day for baton rouge and for the country.e to talk about how to keep our police safe is sheriff david clark of milwaukee county, wisconsin. he's going to be speaking at the republican convention tomorrow night. sheriff, thank you very much for that. horrific day. spoke to the heads of the sheriff department and police department and the state police down there. they told us how their hearts were reeling. their message is peace and coming together in the country. what's your message? >> you don't believe that for one minute, do you? >> that their message is? >> that's what they said to me. >> okay. yeah, i believe them. >> protests over the deaths of the cops in baton rouge? >> i don't know that. >> any riots or protests over the police officers in dallas, texas? >> what are you asking? >> it's a pretty simple question. >> i asked you what your message to the people, their message is one of peace. what is your message? >> my message has been clear from day one two years ago. this anti-cop sentiment from this hateful ideology c

two from the baton rouge police department, and one from east baton rouge. one east baton rouge deputy is in critical conditions. two additional officers suffered non-life-threatening wounds. at 8:40 a.m., officers at the scenes store observed the individual, standing behind the beauty supply store holding a rifle. at 8:42 a.m., reports received of shots fired. 8:44, reports received of officers down on the scene. at 8:45, reports received of more shots being fired. 8:46 a.m., the suspect, wearing all black, standing near a car wash, located right next to the convenience store. at 8:48, our emergency units starting arriving at the scene to start approaching and getting the bodies that were at the scene to render first aid. officers engaged the subject at that particular time and he ultimately died at the scene. state police and multiple agencies responded to the scene in an attempt to secure the area and identify possible potential suspects and further threats in the area. >> it was hell on earth in other words this morning in baton rouge. sarah dallof is as

represents baton rouge. grew up in baton rouge.congressman your reaction to what again this surreal pictures we see, another sad day in america, another incidence where multiple members of law enforcement have been killed. >>. >> reporter: we have dealt with crisis, with disaster. on and on. whether it is the public safety issues. hurricane, flood, oil spill. and our community came together. i think this is -- we saw a marked turn in the whole alton sterling reaction last weekend when you had outside educators come in from outside of louisiana trying to reshape and redefine this whole thing. and i think it is just likely a continuance of the outside agitators trying to redefine this whole shooting. >> of course baton rouge, i got say devil's advocate has not been without its crime rate trouble and generally its troubles. >> we -- we certainly have had our troubles in regard to crime rates but we have not had any type of attacks like this on our law enforcement. you know, all of us have numerous friends friends who work in law enfor

in baton rouge, the u.s. attorney's office, federal bureau of investigation, atf, marshal service and the dea continues to provide assistance in this investigation. attorney general lynch has been made aware of the situation is monitoring it closely. yesterday as i said, we will continue to investigate this matter and continue to devote all needed federal law enforcement resources until justice has been served. we thank our partners that are here today. as well as the mayor and governor here in attendance for their cooperation and teamwork in veging this case. i say to all law enforcement. you have our deepe esest sympat while dealing with this tragedy. now i would ask the fbi to give some additional comments. >> good afternoon. first, on behalf of the men and women of the fbi, i want to extend our dopest condolences and prayers to the men and women of the baton rouge police department and east baton rouge sheriffs office. as been said up here numerous times, these men and women are heroes. something that com

some other baton rouge police departments. east baton rouge parish sheriff's police officers. there were initial reports that there was suspected to be more than one person involved. police officers want to make sure public safety is a priority here and ensure everything is clear. for right now, we can't reiterate enough how tenses in this environment hours after three police officers who were shot and killed after the city is still healing from the death of alton sterling, putting this community in turmoil. we saw a lot of grieving from residents. police on high alert in the days after that. just a couple of days ago, we reported there were suspects who were involved in a burglary of a pawnshop. they were suspected or alleged to want to use those weapons against police officers. there were some discrepancies. none of those suspects were charged in a plot to kill police, but it speaks to the level of anxiety in this area that something like dallas could happen here. wolf? >> and nick, stand by for a moment because the alton sterling family has released this statement. i want t

want to go to baton rouge. just to talk about what it was like for you there and set the scene for us as this community is gripping with the fact that three officers have been murdered, three more wounded, and potentially other suspects on the lam. >> reporter: we were in baton rouge covering the funeral of alton sterling, the man who was shot and killed by baton rouge police officers about a week and a half ago. yes, there was this growing concern for law enforcement. while we were there, we saw members of the community actually come in asking officers to please be careful as they continue to stay on the beat out there. sadly now, there are these grim numbers to report. at least three officers killed. at least three other wounded there in baton rouge, louisiana, as the search for the possible suspects continues with one of them confirmed dead. this is information from authorities there on the ground, that they are looking to the possibility that there could be other suspects involved. now, there are two things

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baton rouge. extent of the injuries we still don't know and we're following this and seeing if this is at all related or having anything to do with the protests that we've been seeing in recent days in light of the alton sterling shooting. we'll keep you updates on this and follow this here at msnbc headquarters and keep you posted as this develops. i'm frances rivera. >>> i'm going to jim cavanaugh right now. he is here with me. jim, as we're getting this information in, again, we don't know if this shooting has been in any way related, but again certainly a seen of a lot of tensions with the protesters that we've been seeing in the past weeks. >> that is right, francis. within the last week, the baton rouge police and the louisiana state police and atf broke up a plot to shoot that group of police. they caught some people in the act of burglarizing a gunshot and apprehended one at the scene and he gave a statement that they were trying to get ammunition to kill police officers and they recovered

three officers killed in broad daylight in baton rouge. we have new information on the three officers lost and new information on just how long the killer had been planning the attack. >>> a very personal side of donald trump promised at the republican national convention beginning today in cleveland. can the party's divisive nominee bring the gop together? good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans at the cnn grill in cleveland. >> and i'm john berman live in baton rouge this morning. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. i'm standing in front of the baton rouge police head quarters. you see the flag at half staff behind me. what you can't see is just how heavily guarded this police headquarters is and understandably so. why? because three of their own gunned down in broad daylight in an ambush-style attack. apparently lured on to the street by a gunman wearing a mask carrying an assault rifle. officer matthew gerald leaves behind a wife and two children. he was new to the force. he served in the army and mar e marines on a helic

protest in baton rouge. we are starting to connect the dots. the questions that remain is whether or not there was any warning signs with this guy. that's what they are trying to figure out now. >> i think at the least his social media sites specifically his youtube site. >> thank you so much for joining us. speaking of social media we will check in with you. montrell jackson, one of the last things he said in reference to one of the problems going on, i am working in these streets so any protests, officers, family, friends can be safe. if you see me or need a hug or want to say a prayer, i got you. >> heartbreaking. >> he's a hero. hero among us. >> where the executions in baton rouge are feeling fresh security concerns as the rnc kicks off today. >> the city is calling for violent protests and unrest as the police calls for open carry ban. >> this keep the city safe we have more. >> the police union is very concerned that anti police a protestors ascending on cleveland combined with an open carry law could

i went to school in baton rouge. i know baton rouge.s not just a government town and a college town, home of the jaguars and the tigers. it's a small community in many ways and to see such tragedy, see so much pain, it grieves us all, not just in baton rouge but across america. >> the president also used the word, i see you nodding, the words this being the lord's day. the president also talked about that. donald trump came out after the president, bakari, and he tweeted, after the president addressed the nation. president obama just had a news conference, but he doesn't have a clue. our country is a divided crime scene and it will only get worse, exclamation point. >> january will be a sad day for a lot of americans because that's the day the president will leave the white house. what we saw today from the president of the united states was a very strong statement. we saw him show support for law enforcement. what donald trump did is what donald trump does best, which is this 1968 george wallace type rhetoric in which we attempt to div

the officers shot and killed in baton rouge. several officers targeted, three killed. >> shots fired, officer down. >> the gunman shot and killed by police. the fbi warning law enforcement across this country of potential threats. a little more than a week after the deadly ambush in dallas. president obama tonight saying there is no excuse for violence against law enforcement. that these attacks are the work of cowards. we're on the scene in baton rouge. >>> all of this as the republican convention is about to begin here in cleveland. police on high alert here, barricades in place, thousands of officers on duty as american voters now study the words of the two presidential candidates, donald trump and hillary clinton. who is best fit in an uncertain a nation on edge. a special edition of "world news tonight" begins now. >>> good evening from cleveland, where the republican convention will begin tomorrow. but tonight, this country finds itself once again mourning the loss of police officers shot and killed. first dallas, now bato

baton rouge p.d.fficers at a convenience store observed the individual wearing all black standing behind a beauty supply store holding a rifle. at approximately 8:42 a.m. reports received of shots fired. at approximately 8:44 a.m., reports received of officers down on the scene. at 8:45, reports received of more shots being fired. at 8:46 a.m., reports received of the suspect, again, wearing all black, standing near a car wash located next to the convenient store. at 8:48, i ems units arrived at the scene. they were staging. approached and got the bodies that were at the scene to render first aid. officers engaged the suspect at that particular time and he ultimately died. officers were responding to the scene itself. >> louisiana state police superintendent colonel michael edmundson and john bell edwards go "on the record" from baton rouge. good evening. as i have said to every guest and as i said when i covered dallas it is really hard to know what to say to you. let me go to you, superintendent. wh

three of them were killed, two baton rouge police officers and an east baton rouge sheriff's deputy.the wounded is in critical condition. police killed the gunman, gavin long. he was an ex-marine from kansas city. today was his 29th birthday. david begnaud is in baton rouge for us tonight. david? >> scott, good evening. we are about a mile from the crime scene. airline highway is just beyond me. it is still an active police presence. you have law enforcement officers from around the baton rouge area but also around the state of louisiana. a statewide swat team has been activated and resources from around the state have been deployed here. airline highway where the crime scene is located is also not very far. the crime scene is not very far from the baton rouge police headquarters. less than three miles. the baton rouge police headquarters has been the site of so many protests since the death of alton sterling at the hands of two baton rouge police officers. more of the crimes that happened here today, we're told before 9:00 a.m. this morning a call came in to 911 of a man wearing all

the police officer from baton rouge, l. jean mckneely and here's more of the conversation. >> it's an active scene out here. as soon as they get here. [ inaudible question ] >> as far as times and specifics, i don't have it. we're trying to get the message out. we asked them to hurry up. they are taking their time. >> he has teams ready to roll. >> that is the update that we received from baton rouge police officer mckneely when speaking to the press earlier, updating us the priority now is getting to the public and finding the possibly two other suspects remmre related to the shooting on the loose. if they see anything suspicious or odd, wearing masks tell the police. their details are limited at this point in what started shooting and what happened. the circumstances leading up to it, when we spoke with the ma r mayor, he said this started with a call of shots fired. the mayor in his words called it an ambush style attack and he said there were no words exchanged and just simply shots fired. three officers killed with a f

he was here in baton rouge.clear the extent to which they knew of this plan that he had come up with to attack police, but as they wrapped up interviewing at 1:00 a.m. this morning, no charges have been filed against anyone in the case so far. this is a plan that has divided and opened up a wounded community, that was just beginning to heal. >> gunfire. shots fired. officers down. >> reporter: three officers ambushed and gunned down in baton rouge sunday morning, with three officers wounded. at 8:45 a.m., officers spotting a man dressed in black, wearing a mask and holding an ar-15 style rifle near a convenience store. a law enforcement force says 29-year-old gavin was trying to lure in police. two minutes later, gunshots rang out. the killer, out gunning the officers at the scene. the hail of bullets, three of them lost their life. 41-year-old matthew gerald, 32-year-old montrel jackson. >> don't think this can't happen in your city. we never thought this could happen in braton rouge, but it has. >> the dallas

he was with the baton rouge police department, and we have heard from the baton rouge sheriff's officeat the deputy killed was 45-year-old brad gerrofola. he had been serving the community. the remaining person, we're a waiting for their identities to be release pds. three were injured and three were killed and one is in extremely critical condition tonight. all of them were married and all had families. meanwhile, the family of alton sterling he was, shot and killed last week. they have called for a message of peace and an end to the violence here in baton rouge as we get ready for sunset. 12 plus hours after the shooting. back to you. >> peace would be a great thing right about now. after that scene, our eyes have been glued on kansas city. if you saw us just at the end of the last hour, we were running video of something of a standoff when police -- we assume they are armed with warrants, went to open the door of the last known address of the gunman, local media is reporting. they were met with a shotgun or at least a long weapon. our justice correspondent, pete williams has been fo

baton rouge? >> not often. this is definitely out of the ordinary. >> what else are you seeing on the ground in the response? we know from our reporting highways are closed and there was a heavy police presence and helicopters overhead. we are looking at the shot of highway, and several, you know, police vehicle engaged, but no other traffic. what else can you tell us about on the ground now? >> it's really all hands on deck. we have both the parish sheriff's department is out there and the sweep department. helicopters up above, and medics coming in and out. police officers, are on the outside. i haven't been able to get into the scene because they set up a perimeter around it. >> at what time did you first hear there was something happening? and what is the time line as you understand it? >> i believe i was -- i had went home after the show to -- just to take a lunch break, and i think 8:30 is when i got notified that it was happening, so i rushed back out here. originally, i went into airline highway, and i

two from the baton rouge police department and one from the east baton rouge parish sheriff's office. one is in critical condition. the sheriff and the chief are going to speak on those. two additional officers suffered non-life-threatening wounds. they are in stable condition at the hospital now. at approximately 8:40 a.m., baton rouge pd officers at a convenience store observed the individual behind a beauty supply store holding a rifle. at 8:42 a.m., reports of shots spired. at 8:43, reports of officers down on the scene, at 8:45. reports of more shots being fired. at 8:46, reports of the sus spibts standing near a car wash located right next to the convenience store. at 8:48, our emergency ems unit started arriving at the scene, they were staging so they could approach and get the bodies, at the scene to render first aid. officers engaged the subject at that particular time, and he ultimately died at the scene. that's officers that were responding to the scene itself. state police and multiple agencies responded to the scene and attempted to secure the area to identify suspects an

authorities reassuring shooter held up in the baton rouge area. >> reporter: officials in baton rougeng for prayers. >> until we come together as a nation, as a people to heal as a people, if we don't do this and this madness continues, we will surely perish as a people. >> reporter: police say they shot the lone gunman on the scene. they don't think there were any other suspects at this hour, and they say it's no longer an active shooter situation. abc news, louisiana. >>> thank you, and the deaths of the officers in baton rouge came less than two weeks after the shooting of alton sterling by police at a baton rouge, convenience store. sterling's family released a statement by the despicable act of violence. they said they wanted their community to have piece. >> it's become this was the 17th game president obama addressed the nation. >> he called on the nation to te temper our words and open our hearts. he also issued a warning saying careless accusations should not be thrown around to score political points. >> hillary clinton called this an assault on all of us. she says there's n

we grieve for the officers killed in baton rouge today. and we are trying to fight isis and now our own people are killing our police. our country is divided and out of control. the world is watching. and this week the world will be watching trump. >> it's a wonderful day, oh. >> reporter: kicking off his convention after the rocky rollout of his running mate. >> if you look at one of the big reasons i chose mike, and one of the reasons is party unity. >> reporter: trump speaking for nearly 30 minutes, mostly on other topics. >> back to mike pence. >> reporter: but pence ever the loyal soldier. pence and trump have big differences. for one, pence called negative campaigning wrong. >> lying ted. little marco. >> reporter: on 60 minutes he was asked about trump's tone. >> what do you think about your running mate's campaign and the tone and the negativity of it? >> i think this is a good man who has been talking act the issues the american people talk about. >> what about the negative side in he apologized -- >> we're different people. i und

yet another police involved shooting -- this time in baton rouge -- where

both baton rouge police officers and the east baton rouge deputy is brad. they're all deceased at this time. the suspect as you said has been identified as 29-year-old gavin long. we're not sure if he came here to louisiana specifically to commit such a crime or if he was already here. now, only a half mile from here, there's a motel that investigators have been searching throughout the day as well. we're not sure if he lived in that motel or not. but investigators will have another press conference here in baton rouge at 1:00 to give us the latest. also, there were two individuals in west baton rouge taken into custody. they're not saying if those are suspects as well. >> isaiah cary live in baton rouge. we will stay on top of the breaking details coming out of louisiana and the investigation on air and online just look under our top headlines fox29.com is the place to go. >>> northeast philly right now police searching for the person who killed who people inside the roosevelt mote in. someone found man and woman inside a hotel room with plastic bags over

he wrote about baton rouge. in uniform i get nasty looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat. i've experienced so much in my short life and these last three days have tested many e to the core. that says a lot. >> it really does. >> earlier anderson cooper spoke with his uncle. >> he was 33 years old, going to be 34 this december. and just a tremendous dedicated individual. really believed in what he was doing. believed in helping people. he wanted to help other people. >> he had a young baby. >> yes, i think three or four months old. any time i had had an opportunity to talk to him, he was all about what he could do to help other people. he just wanted to do things that he thought he could do. something to help baton rouge be a better city. such a tremendous young fellow. >> he had written online in the wake of the alton sterling shooting about some of the pressures he was facing, the difficulties he was facing. but being a police officer, is that something he always wanted to do? >> yes, that's becaus

we will go to baton rouge for the latest. we will also speak with cornel west about baton rouge, black lives matter, and why he is supporting the green party presidential candidate dr. jill stein. trump is adonald neoliberal disaster and hillary clinton is a neoliberal disaster. a refuse to support any candidate who has militaristic policies abroad that could lead to war. amy: and we will go to turkey were close to 300 people were killed and around 1400 wounded in a failed military coup. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from cleveland, ohio. in baton rouge, louisiana former , a marine killed three police officers. the shooting began just before 9:00 a.m. on sunday at a gas station on the city's airline highway, a mile from the baton rouge police department headquarters. the police department has been the site of more than a week of protests against police violence. the demonstrations were sparked by the shooting of baton ro

baton rouge. it's the area where alton sterling was killed by police this month. we welcome you to democracy now! can you talk about what happened this week and? just yesterday, sunday, about 9:00 in the morning and baton rouge time, the killing of the three officers? >> good morning. thank you for having me. yesterday, i just leftft church- i would to the early service and i was driving down the street and a friend of mine who works and law-enforcement called me and said, have you heard? i said, heard what? he told me there was a shooting taking place right then and there were officers down on the scene and that if he could, he would give me a call back a little bit later. i got home and turned on the television and the local news stations were already reporting. and in the national news stations picked it up. i followed it on television like everyone else. immediately, i was disturbed by the images. i was disturbed by the information we were receiving relative to the officers being down. before

we continue to follow the breaking news in baton rouge. this day and this time a gunman from the state of missouri ambushed and killed three of its police officers sunday morning. three other officers were wounded and police received a call of a man carrying a rifle dressed all in black walking along the highway. when police arrived, the shooting began. [ inaudible ] >> something you have never seen. it was over as minute. the situation of baton rouge is already very tense after the police involved shooting of officer sterling on july 5th. louisiana police announced they have received threats against officer in the city of baton rouge. >> mathew gerald and montrael jackson and brad garafola were the police officers shot from the attack. again, u.s. president obama condemned all attacks on law enforcement. regardless of motive, the deaths of these three officers under score the dangers of police across the country confront every single day. we as a nation to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement. attacks

another is fighting for his life tonight in baton rouge. fox news. >>> better feel for what may be going down the mind of the police force. former san francisco police chief who joins us by phone tonight. you were chief from 1992 to 1996. if you were chief today, what would you be telling officers? >> well, i would tell them be very much aware of their surroundings, be alert at all times. take all precautions necessary. call for backup units. this is a serious time for law enforcement. it is something that we will have to get through as not only a -- only a profession but also as a community. >> chief, you know there had been some demonstrations in the bay area, oakland and san francisco, against police, and police brutality, some of the protests have turned violent, friday in the mission district there was a violent confrontation, are you worried about violence against bay area police officers? >> well, in light of what happened in dallas and in -- in baton rouge, of course, i am very concerned about the safety of our officers and i suspec

baton rouge. [ sound of gunfire ] >> reporter: a police chaplain put up crosses. >> in the house of the lord forever. >> reporter: and read striptures near the -- scrimtures near baton -- scriptures near the baton rouge gas station. >> just too much violence. community all torn up. [ sound of gunfire ] >> reporter: the shooting began when officers responded to a call about an armed man dressed in black. >> shots fired officer down. >> reporter: police say former marine gavin long was targeting police. he died in a shootout with officers. three officers from two different departments were killed and 45-year-old father of four brad garafola and 41- year-old former marine matthew gerald and 32-year-old montrell jackson who had just become a father. three other officers went to the hospital. one this critical condition. this city has been on edge for nearly two weeks after police shot and killed a black man during a struggle. another police shooting five dallas police officers has added to tensions ac

>>> making news in america this morning, dramatic new video captures the shoot-out in baton rouge that left three police officers dead and more injured. we're live with the latest on the officers, the gunman and the multistate investigation. >>> the republican national convention kicking off just hours from now, donald trump hoping to rally the party together. plus trump and his running mate mike pence giving their first interview together since the big announcement. we're live in cleveland. >>> and talk about a rough landing. see what happens when eight tires blow out on a passenger plane with nearly 300 people on board. >>> extreme weather. severe storms overnight spawning tornadoes and the dangerous heat settling in. >>> good monday morning, everyone. a multistate investigation is under way right now into the latest deadly violence targeting police officers as we learn more about those killed. >> montrell jackson was 32 years old, he was a member of the baton rouge police department for a decade. 41-year-old matthew gerald was with the department for less than a year, and brad garaf

this is not baton rouge. saw today, number two, we cannot, we should not let this shooter dictate what happens here and how we respond and proliferating hate. what happened with the shooting several days ago with alton sterling, it's something that absolutely we need to learn from, that we need to be coming together and not allow this to further divide our community. >> one of the officers killed is actually from your district. i assume -- obviously the death of any officer, but to hear that he's from your district must be an additional burdinen to hear. >> it is. these are our friends, neighbors. you see their faces on tv. it makes it very real. i was out this morning out on the scene of the shooting, on the scene of the command center talking to officers that looked like they could bench press a car and these guys are sitting there in tears. you know, this is very personal. it's very close to home. and threatening to rip our community apart. >> does it -- i mean, obviously, it's a law enforcement issue, but

he had been with the east baton rouge sheriff's office for 24 years.s say he acted alone. they're unaware of a motive. >> his deployment to iraq ended in 2009. eva pilgrim on what we're learning. >> reporter: baton rouge reeling. >> reporter: a lady came up and said there was a suspect walking in a coat with a assault rifle behind the store. >> reporter: reports of a man dressed in black with a rifle a mile from police headquarters. brady danzel was on his way to work. >> when i looked to the right, there was a man running my direction away from the body with an assault rifle in his hand. as soon as we got eye contact at one another, he stopped in his tracks and turned around and started sprinting the other way. >> reporter: police cars speeding to the scene, s.w.a.t. teams moving in. >> shots fired. officer down! shoots fired! officer down. i've got a city officer down! shots fired. shooting from. >> reporter: caught in the chaos outside the convenience store. [ gunfire ] bullets flying as the suspect draws police into a gun battle. police scanner tra

, louisiana, and brandon todd is live in baton rouge, and it is been almost 24 hours before the gunman ambushed the police officers, and thank you for being with us. what is the latest from what you know?>> reporter: the state police are calling this an ambush saying that the gunman was "certainly seeking out police." the community is reeling after the alton sterling shooting and not a lot happening over the last several days and sunday morning a frantic cry over the police radio, shots fired in officer down, and that happened around 8:40 am yesterday on the airline highway in baton rouge at the shopping center. they were responding to a 911 call describing a suspicious person walking down the street with a high-powered rifle. the shooter was dressed all in black, carrying extra ammunition and wearing a mask. as soon as the officers pulled up on the scene he immediately began shooting at them. the gunman, gavin eugene long, from kansas city, missouri, and turning 29 yesterday. serving in the marines from 2005-2010 and add includes iraq. -- and that includes iraq. three officers

we are live in baton rouge, louisiana. let's go to him to find out bla what's happening from louisiana. we have getting several police officers shot and the numbers are moving. what can you confirm at this point? >> if you take a look east of downtown baton rouge here the scene within the last 30 minutes or so has calmed down dramatically. it is still quite a fluent situation. a number of officers have been shot out here. you have to go back to july 5th, when alton sterling was shot and killed. last weekend was quite different from what we have seen this weekend. nearly 200 protesters were arrested at this time. they were criticized for some of the responses to the protests. in the days after last weekend things calmed down dramatically. cameron sterling, alton sterling's son, he came out and had a plae to stay peaea to sta. he reenforced that message. this week has been starkly different than last week. this weekend it has really been business as normal here. now a number of officers shot this morning. 9:00 a.m. this morn