serving with garafola on the same patrol shifts. >> we hung out off duty together. and a good friend and a good friend and that it will be a long list to do anything for you this guy. >> and this sheriff deputy that he will leave that cover and with their guns drawn. >> detailing the rampage that garafola was killed when he left to help an injured officer. >> he returned fire to the very end. and returning prior. that we could actually see it in that video, the concrete around him. >> the kind of guy that he was that he would absolutely like to run to help. and putting their own life along the line to try to take that person's life. >> and the last day that officer wants is to be targeting the very people they serve and protect. and that they will be heading down to louisiana to attend the funeral service for their friend and again that he was afraid to go to work. he said no that he is on edge. and that they were not afraid and the reason that they were called to protect and serve and that he was just sad to see the friend passing, but also overwhelmed by the suppo

. >> reporter: tonja garafola got that message from her husband. garafola was a 24-year veteran.he was worried about her husband given the tensions. you were worried that his badge and gun... >> would get him killed. >> reporter: brad, a father of four, died a hero. >> he went and hid behind a dumpster so he could call for back-up. and he saw the officer that had been hit trying to crawl, and he crawled back to him, and in the process, he was shot. and he went down fighting. he returned gunfire the entire time, several times after he was hit. >> reporter: he kept shooting? >> he kept shooting. even when he was on the ground on his back, he kept shooting. >> reporter: i know your daughter said something unforgettable. >> she said, "mommy, don't cry. daddy is in a better place." >> reporter: deputy garafola was supposed to leave the convenience store an hour before the shooting, but he stayed late because his wife was bringing him the family vehicle to get the oil changed. scott, they were all supposed to leave for vacation the next day. >> pelley: david begnaud with the interviews

officers from three different departments were killed. 35-year-old brad garafola and matthew gerald and montrell jackson who had just become a father. three officers were taken to the hospital and one in critical condition. >> he loved doing something he loves. >> reporter: sunday's shooting is a blow to the community still reeling from the death of alton sterling. baton rouge police fatally shot sterling earlier this month and sparking nationwide protests. on july 8th, officer jackson reportedly posted his thoughts on what happened to facebook. quote, i'm working in these streets so any protesters, officers, friends, family, or whoever. if you see me and need a hug or want to say a prayer, i got you. this latest tragedy is ano devastating loss for police departments across the country. just over a week ago, dallas lost five of its own officers targeted by a beganman. -- gunman. >> i said that that killer would not be the last person who tries

the garafola was a father of four. he grew up on these streets. charles cavalier's nephew, 32-year-old officer montrell jackson was also killed in the ambush sunday. >> he was big in stature, 6'3", 240, but i was a big baby. you couldn't help but like him if you knew him. >> reporter: on july 8, following the deadly police shootings in baton rouge and minnesota and the attack in dallas that killed five police officers, jackson wroelt on facebook that he was tired physically and emotionally. i swear to god, i love this city, but i wonder if this city loves me. looks, and out of uniform, some consider me a threat, he wrote. the city must and will get better. his words seem so pro found r fou what do you think he symbolizes now? >> someone who wanted to do what was right. he loved his family and community. he wanted to be a policeman. >> reporter: he also wanted to be a father. it happened just four months ago. the chief trained jackson as a recruit. they spoke days after the dallas police shootings. >> i went down in third district and was talking t

hour autopsies are being performed on the three officers montrell jackson matthew gerald, and brad garafola. this afternoon we are hearing from a woman who witnessed the attack. wound up going around to the back of the car and the officers were literally on the driver side of the car, shooting over us. he allegedly posted a video online the day after those five officers in dallas were shot and killed, saying "it's a time for peace and a time for war." additional information when it comes to the motive. brianne carter, abc 7 news. jummy: thank you. it was during a conference here in the district that some of the baton rouge police officers and louisiana state police first heard about the shooting. suzanne kennedy is in northwest washington as the conference is underway. as the national conference of black officers meets, it does so ring a time

deputy garafola died as a hero, protecting and serving. so did the other officers. >> reporter: and we are getting a weapons that long used, two rifles, one handgun. the rifles particularly key to understand because this lesson now learned through the blood of officers in dallas and here in baton rouge is that the vests that officers wear while out on patrol done protect them from rifle rounds. and his vest did not protect nicholas tullier, he has two wounds to the chest, one to the head, currently on a ventilator in grave condition. ladies, i spoke to a couple of sources very close to this investigation and they say if he does pull through, it will be in their words a miracle, something this city could really use right now. >> very heartbreaking. leland vittert live for us in baton rouge. thank you. >>> 20 after the hour. heartbroken and fighting for change. >> i'm here because i raised a son who believes in this country enough to give his life for it. and most of all, i'm here because we are at a cross roads unlike anything we have ever

and deputy brad garafola, a father of four on the right. three more officers were injured as one is in critical condition this morning. >>> a city and the nation shaken by violence. as jay gray reports, there's fear, concern, and many questions this morning. [ sirens ] >> reporter: as the shots exploded sunday morning in baton rouge -- >> shots fired. officer down. officer down. got a city officer down. shots fired. >> reporter: three officers were killed. montrell jackson, matthew gerald, and brad garafola all three husbands, fathers. three more officers were wounded during the attack. one still in critical condition. officials of louisiana called it an ambush carried out, police say, by a lone gunman gavin eugene on his birthday. >> it's unjustified. it's unjustifiable. the violence, the hatred has to stop. >> reporter: overnight we learned long had an extensive footprint online using the name cosmo setepenra. describing himself as a spiritual advisor. days after five police officers in dallas were assassinated bay sniper. after the attac

and brad garafola a just posted how physically and emotionally drained he had been since the protesting erupted after the killing of alton sterling, "these are trying times. please don't let hate infect your heart. the city must and will get better. i am working the streets, so any protesters, officers, friends or families, if you see me, or need a hug, or need a prayer, i've got you.>> we will have more coverage on the police shooting throughout the morning including a live report coming up. >>> investigators in france say there's no evidence so far that the truck driver that killed 84 people in nice, france, was connected to the terror network. the interior minister says that the driver may have been motivated by the isis messages, but was not necessarily working with isis. two more people were detained in france in connection with the deadly attack, and the officials in the prosecutor's office say that a man and woman were detained in nice, suspected of helping the attacker to get the pistol that was found inside the truck. six people have been detained in connection with the attack,

brad garafola was a 24-year veteran and father of four. he grew up on these streets. charles cavalier's nephew, 32-year-old montrell jackson was also killed. >> he was big in stature, 6'4", 240. but he was a big baby. you couldn't help but like him if you knew him. >> reporter: on july 8, following the deadly police shootings in baton rouge and minu minu minnesota, he wrote that he was exhausted. i swear to god i love this city. out of uniform, some consider me a threat, he wrote. the city must and will get better. his words seem so profound. what do you think he symbolizes now? >> to me, all be remembered as someone who wanted to do what was right. and he loved his community and his family. i hope he can be remembered ago someone who loved what he was doing. he wanted to be a policeman. >> reporter: he also wanted to be a father. it happened just four months ago. the chief trained jackson as a recruit. they spoke just days after the dallas police shootings. >> i went down in third district and was talking to the guys, trying to lift their spirits. he ended up giving

i think garafola. >> let me answer both.n the suspect vehicle pulled up here, the baton rouge city unit here, officer had gotten out and went inside. when the suspect vehicle parked here, and the suspect was walking down the side of this building with this gun, there were other people walking around here totally ignored him. like they weren't even there. walked up half way here to the police vehicle. was looking inside of it. like he was looking for somebody to shoot. he didn't see them. he nonchalantly walked back. this time people had noticed him. i'm speculating as we are, i don't know the exact time line, that someone at that time called 911. because by the time he got in his car and went around, that's when we started having responding units. there was one responding unit that came here. that's deputy tullier. to answer the question about the deputies, deputy behind the building here, deputy brad garafola, he is a deceased deputy. this is the shot. when he first heard the gunfire break out, he came here behind a dumpste

for a decade. 41-year-old matthew gerald was with the department for less than a year, and brad garafola was 45. he had been with the east baton rouge sheriff's office for 24 years. >> well, police say the lone gunman was 29-year-old former marine long of kansas city, missouri. the sound of gunfire during yesterday morning's confrontation. >> for more let's go to chauncy glover in baton rouge for us. good morning, chauncy. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. this is where it all started right here at this b-quik gas station and this morning authorities are telling us investigators are thoroughly going through the suspected shooter's e-mails, his computer as well as his social media accounts. they do believe he acted alone but still this morning, there is no motive. [ sirens ] police targeted again. >> one subject all black carrying an ar. >> reporter: officers in baton rouge responding to reports of a gunman dressed in black were suddenly under fire. >> shots fired. officer down. shots fired. officer down. i've got a city officer down. shots fired. i don't know where the subject

killed were garafola, matthew gerald, and montrell jackson, who's the same color as the shooter, and in a powerful facebook post last week, defended his badge last to friends. saying, "i love this city, but i wonder if this city loves me." sandra sterling is the woman who raised 37-year-old alton sterling, who died at the hands of police. she says she's still fighting for justice, but says killing cops is wrong on every level. >> it's not right. it's wrong what he did. my heart went out. i mean, i cried. when i first heard that, i cried, because back to me, i'm back to day one with alton. >> and steve osunsami joins us from baton rouge tonight. and steve, as you pointed out there, authorities revealed today that one of those officers who was killed had run back in to save a fellow officer? >> reporter: yes, david, police are calling that sheriff's deputy, who also died, a hero, saying that he was trying to save an officer who was crawling away from the gunfire. and it must be said that what's happening here doesn't help the dialogue one bit between police in uniform and protesters in

baton rouge sheriff deputy brad garafola was the third rick tim. >>> this shooting comes on the heels of another police shooting in dallas last week where five officers were killed. >> so our nation's leaders are calling for unity, and tolerance. steve keeley, have you ever seen anything like this? you have been on this job 15 or 20 years. >> reporter: no one has seen anything like this here we go again shoot inner dallas also a military veteran who also served in the war on terror and then bringing a whole new war of terror, back home with both of them now. a contingent of philadelphia police just got back from those five funerals in dallas when they said my god not again and just like the day after dallas philadelphia police got a directive from commanders at headquarters that all patrols will have partners. philly police are in cleveland to get a first person sense of what they can expect here next week and how again dealing with the unexpected, down in baton rouge f terrorism, economy and immigration were top issues in this long presidential campaign all now just come a distant se

brad garafola and montrael jackson and mathew gerald. u.s. president obama calling the shooting in called for and condemn t condemned the attacks on all law enforcement. >> the deaths of these three officers under score police across the country of what they are facing everyday. nothing justify violence against law enforcement. attacks on police or attack on all of us. the rule of law that makes society possible. the president of the united states speaking and now lets go live to baton rouge, our u.s. congressman from the state of louisiana is joining p jous nowe from baton rouge. >> sir, it is good to have thank you, the audio problems happening time to time, deepest condolences in to the families there of our state. before we talk about the person who's behind all this. i do want to ask about the community and that state, how people are coping with all of this? >> reporter: yeah, you know, we have been through some of the worst hurricanes and some of the worst environmental disasters with the oil spills and we dealt with it all here. we hav

deputy garafola was 45 years old.l, much of the nation is being smothered by what forecasters call a heat dome. from coast to coast, temperatures are well above 90, even above 100 in many places. in the west, dangerous heat killed a 12-year-old boy hikingg in phoenix. the heat is also fueling wildfires. here's carter evans. >> reporter: flames broke out along a busy freeway north of los angeles at the height of the heat wave. this view, from an l.a. county fire helicopter, shows fire engines arriving on scene. >> look at that. that is some ingenuity right there. he's got one of the big nozzles, driving along trying to put that fire out. >> reporter: but temperatures, up to 110 degrees, and strong wind gusts made it impossible for firefighters to stop the massive wall of flames. hundreds had to evacuate, including kurtis bell. >> it was just like in the movies with fire and smoke around. it absolutely looked like the as they ripped through miles of drought-dried brush. l.a. fire captain daniel curry. >> this is just an

exchange that took the lives of baton rouge officers montrell jackson, matthew gerald and deputy brad garafola. investigators say the ambush happened around several buildings before a swat officer killed long from 100-yards away. the gunman was a former marine. investigators are now looking into his possible links to black separatist groups. three officers were wounded in sunday's shooting. one remains in critical condition. a fairfax man says he is overwhelmed by the support shown for his son after a freak accident in new york city. connor golden has undergone three operations since doctors amputated his left leg bel he was visiting central park with friends when he jumped on a bag of what police believe were homemade explosives. a music major, golden recently finished his freshman year of college. investigators believe a hobbyist experimenting with the materials left them in the park when he was finished. police have not made an arrest. new details this morning on the truck driver responsible for plowing through a crowd in nice france, killing 84 people. right now there is no known direct ti

sheriff deputy brad garafola was a 24-year veteran. he was married with four children.oday we spoke to the police officer from backville who once worked with deputy garafola in baton rouge. >> i learned a lot from him. i went to a lot of calls together. we hung out off today together. i concerned -- that they would do anything for you kind of guy. >> and the officer tells ktvu that he will travel to louisiana in the next few days to attend the funeral service for his friend. >>> the shooting in baton rouge coming just ten days after the ambushes in dallas that has -- that has many on edge. >>> what is it like for him being on patrol today? >> yeah, i spoke to them around the apartments, calling the attacks a bad trend, a dangerous time to be a police officer. and as the flag flies at half, including him. >> reporter: for 25 years he has put on the same police uniform. the 49-year-old knew he wanted to be an officer at five years old. today he admitted to putting it on, and you know so yea that it is testify. every officer wants to get home safely. >> reporter: the san j

the orders were montrell jackson and matthew gerald and the deputy was brad garafola. the 15-year-old son of one of the victims is among those calling for calm. >> our police aren't bad. there are some that are bad, but all aren't bad. how i feel? the police in dallas, texas, they didn't deserve it. those kid need their parents. >>> in sacramento, flags outside california's state capitol are again flying at half staff in honor of the fallen officers, last howerred a little more than a week ago for the officers murdered in dallas. the bay area police departments are doing all they can to make sure they don't become targets. maria medina is live with more. >> reporter: michelle, the san jose's mayor is saying enough is enough. violence against police officers needs to stop. yesterday after the shooting in baton rouge, a spokesperson for san jose police say that officers would be allowed to ride with a partner if they wanted do. but if you remember a little more than a week ago, the san jose police chief said he would make it mandatory to ride with a partner and then last

deputy garafola died tempting too got a baton rouge officer to render aid. he died as a hero. protecting and serving. so did the other officers. i think it's important we remember as we move forward, they are gone but they're not forgotten. we will be forever grateful for their service. the baton rouge city police s.w.a.t. team arrived quickly on the scene, and as the colonel said, they were able to take down the lone shooter, preventing any further injury or loss of life. i want to say this. there's no doubt in my mind, after watching those videos, and seeing how this guy moved, how he operated, his proficiency, and his determination, and i'll go back to this. the first engagement as the colonel showed you was in here,e baton rouge city officer, and wounded a second here, and he shot the third baton rouge city officer here. that city officer actually got around the corner and was crawling this way. they were out of sight of my deputy when the shooting started because they had gone back this way in the building and he stayed behind the building. when the shoot can started, he

baton rouge police officer montrell jackson sheriff deputy brad garafola and officer matthew gerald were killed. state police superintendent called these officers ordinary people who were extraordinary at their jobs. >> it makes me wanted to my job even harder. i told my troopers tonight be prepared, be aware of your surrounding and be safe, because that's what this is all about. >> reporter: the shooter has been identified as gavin long from kansas, missouri. he served in the marines and was discharged in 2010. he has no known ties to extremist groups. stunned neighbors look on. >> my heart goes out to his family. he has sweet parents and the police officers, of course. >> reporter: this comes after the police shooting rouge and minnesota and the shooting of police officers in dallas. >> we don't need inflammatory rhetoric and careless accusations to score political points. >> reporter: officer jackson's facebook post that has gone viral says -- and police are investigating if anyone helped long carry out this attack. we're live from the satellite center, katherine scott channel 6 "acti

matthew gerald, montrell jackson and brad garafola. president obama says there can be no excuse for this kind of violence. >> we as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement. >> the louisiana governor's mansion, as you can see here, lit up in blue in honor of the officers. >> cnn law enforcement contributor steve moore joins us now live from las vegas. he's a retired fbi supervisor special agent. good to have you with us this hour. given what happened in that state as a member of law enforcement yourself, talk to us about the concerns of those who go out every day and wear the badge. >> concerns are fairly obvious, i'm sure to you and the rest. you don't know from where the danger is coming anymore. policework is traditionally been dealing with people one-on-one and you at least know where the threat is coming from. now they are being ambushed. they are being shot by snipers or set up or ambushed by people with high powered rifles. and i can tell you that police officers second guess the

brad garafola, matthew gerald and jacqui jeras. jacqui -- and montrell jackson. jackson's uncle remembering him today. the governor praising all t officers who respond and saying that the shooter was an outsider who came to do harm to their community. reporting from baton rouge, abc news. leon: back now to our region for the third time. a judge exonerated a baltimore police officer accused in freddie gray's death. this is the highest officer in the case, brian rice. he faced many charges including man lager but now the head of the union is demanding the charges be dropped against the remaining officers. alison: it was during a law enforcement confer rouge police officers and louisiana state police first heard about the shooting. the d.c. bureau chief sam ford is in northwest washington with reaction from the conference now underway. sam? sam: we rat -- we are at the hotel where noble, the national organization of black law enforcement executives are, and they were hit hard by what happened in baton rouge. law enforcement officials from around the country are at t

brad garafola was 45 years old. also killed this morning was officer matthew gerald, he served in the army and the marines. friends told the washington post he had been deployed to iraq three times. matthew gerald was married and the father of two daughters. he was 41 years old. officer montrell jackson served ten years in the baton rouge police department. he was married with a 4 month old son. he was 32 and had been with the force for ten years. on facebook after july 8th, after days of protest, officer montrell jackson posted this. i'm tired physically and emotionally. disappointed in some family, friends, and officers for some reckless comments, but hey what's in your heart is in your heart. i still love you all because hate takes too much energy, but i definitely won't be looking at you the same. thank you to everyone that reached out to me and my wife, it was needed and much appreciated. i swear i love it city, but i wonder if the city loves me. i get hateful nasty looks in uniform, and out of uniform i get th

matthew gerald and montrell jackson and garafola were killed. three other suofficers were injured. >>> temperatures in the 90s and while dew points in the 60s and 70s, so be safe out there. first alert in effect, heat hazard, that is the story for the first half of the day. philadelphia the suburbs, new jersey, delaware, everybody is included. so national weather service has issued a statement, they want every to take a lot of precaution because conditions will be unsafe out there with heat in-disease in the hundreds. so it will feel like it's 100 plus degrees for some of us.the heat in-disease in the hundreds. so it will feel like it's 100 plus degrees for some of us. we will see some sunshine peeking through. today temperatures topping out in the 90s, but tracking the potential for showers and isolate aed thunderstorms. a cold front will affect us in about another 5 to 6 hours.aed . a cold front will affect us in about another 5 to 6 hours. so showers to end the day so heads up for that. again highs in the 90s. looks like mount airy seeing a h

brad garafola was an officer of 24 years. he was fixing up a car for his 15-year-old driver who was just getting ready to drive. two others were attacked. one in critical condition this morning. the gunman died in the shootout. he is connected to black separatists groups. police are looking for information on this man. he did post on youtube a violent response to what he called bullies. >> victims fighting their bullies. 100% have been successful through fighting back. through bloodshed. zero have been successful just oversimply protesting. >> let's get more on all of this from cnn's nick valencia. >> reporter: john, it has been a very dark period in baton rouge. over the course of the last two weeks, this city has been strangled from within by violence. with the shooting death of alton sterling at the hands of police officers. we saw demonstrations that turned violent here. no one was injured in the protests, but there were many arrests. nearly 200 people arrested. people were on heightened alert. on tuesday, state polices a

. -- brad groff alone -- brad garafola. in the post saying in part, "these are trying times. please don't let hate affect your heart. the city must and will get better. i'm working the streets, so any protesters, officers, friends or family, if you see me and need a hug, or want to say a prayer, i've got you.">>> we will have more coverage on the police shooting coming up in about eight minutes. >>> 5:02 am. >>> there will be a vigil on the uc berkeley campus today, a cal student among those 84 killed in the nice, france terror attacks. in france on the study abroad program, and uc berkeley officials were notified of the death and three other cal students were injured in the attack. the vigil for nicholas leslie will be at 4:30 pm this afternoon at the plaza. and just three weeks ago another student was killed in a terror attack in bangladesh. >>> in paris, thousands gathering at the notre dame the a girl -- notre dame cathedral to remember those in the attack killed. the second day of mourning in france as hundreds stood in long lines outside of the cathedral for the service

baton rouge police officer montrell jackson, sheriff's deputy, brad garafola and officer matthew gerald were killed at an attack at a gas station less than a mile from police headquarters. officer jackson said -- >> you've got individuals today that are ordinary people that were extraordinary in what they did, hero is not even a word for those police officers, those sheriff he deputies and city officers, just incredible human beings. >> reporter: the shooter was identified as gavin long from kansas, missouri. he served in the marines and discharged in 2010. police converged on his last known address in missouri. neighbors looked on in shock. >> he feels gneiss -- enough kid growing up. >> reporter: this comes less than two weeks after the police involved fatal shooting of alton sterling in baton rouge and castille in minnesota and the attack on police in dallas. the attack reason is >> we as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement. >> reporter: two persons of interest were released overnight. it's unclear if long had any accomplices. ka

the deputy, brad garafola. and the we beliere are we belie others who were wounded. one being described in critical condition and fighting for his life. that's a 41-year-old east baton rouge sheriff's deputy who worked in the uniformed traffic division. described as being in critical condition. in addition to the two other deputies, the two other police officers who are wounded in this attack today. >> we also realize a number of you, especially those of you on facebook have seen circulated the writings of officer jackson from july 8, three days after the killing in the police-involved shooting of alton sterling. he wrote, he wrote, i'm tired physically and emotionally. disappointed in some family, friends and officers for some reckless comments, but hey, what's in your heart, i personally want to send prayers out to everyone directly affected by this the tragedy. these are trying times said officer montrell jackson july 8th. please don't let hate ineffect your heart. this city must and will get better. i'm working in these streets. so any protesters, officers, frien

go the victims are brad garafola, montrial jackson and 41-year-old matthew gerald. >> he spent his whole life serving this country. and he is a hero. >> reporter: a day after the shooting there is a great sense of disbelief in this community. melissa prayed with a police officer. >> i have family members that are in the police department. i fear for them. >> reporter: one officer is still in critical condition. he is fighting for his life. chris martinez, cbs news, that rouge.>> the police officers association has condemned the attack. and they had strong words for the black lies matter movement. as kpix five reporter tells us. >> reporter: the statement from the police officers association was angry and anguish. condemning the latest cowardly ambush. and taking aim at the black lies matter movement. the group is not mentioned by name but they broke, and organization only insights posttest over officer involved protest. we must question the legitimacy of that organization. >> there is a lot of suspect behind the black lies matter movement. i do not want to speak for the po a, they can se

brad garafola, a deputy with the sheriff's office for 24 hours. matthew gerald, a rookie with baton rouge police. montrell jackson, father of a 3 month old with the force for ten years. >> i know montrell has a beautiful family, beautiful family, and a very newborn baby. he just didn't deserve it. none of these officers deserved it. >> reporter: long, a marine sergeant who served in iraq, carried out the ambush on his 29th birthday and was shot dead on scene. overnight, federal agents scoured his kansas city, missouri home looking for anything shedding light on motive. >> the violence, the hatred just has to stop. >> reporter: all this after the shooting death of alton sterling by baton rouge police less than two weeks ago, followed by the fatal shooting of philando castile in minnesota and the murder of five police officers in dallas. alton sterling's aunt echoing that plea. >> that's what we're calling for. stop this killing. >> reporter: baton rouge's satisfactory sa-- sheriff says this won't stop officers from doing their job. >> we will keep

on the right brad garafola, a father of four.s area of east baton rouge is locked downright now, as we speak. police and federal agents looking for evidence in this case. >>> officials in louisiana have called situation an ambush. protests and tensions have been building in baton rouge for almost two weeks after the shooting death of alton sterling by police. sterling's family made an emotional plea for peace hours after the killing spree. >> at the end of the day these people call their families and tell them their daddies aren't coming home. i know how they feel because i got the same phone call. >> reporter: the call echoed the second time in two weeks across the city and nation mourning the loss of those who wear a badge. >> the shooter has been identified as gavin long. he lived in kansas city, missouri. it does not appear he had any links to baton rouge. he may have been stolen rental car. he had a social immediamedia ac and he described him as a life coach, nutritionist, advisor. while in the marines he was a data network

and then brad grau full of -- brad garafola was in the dcfs he was going on vacation, and again, the folks in baton rouge are heartbroken. the vigils are already planned, one being planned by woman that says she knows -- knew two of the officers shot, and that is planned for tomorrow evening, and the community is heartbroken.>> can you give us a sense in the immediate area what the community is feeling right now? you mentioned the memorials, but give us a sense of how baton rouge is reacting.>> reporter: all three of the officers lived in the same community, so you have a large group of people that are reeling from this and cannot believe that all three of them were from the same community, and two lived very close to each other. i spoke with a woman that knew both of the officers, and her husband new one of them, and considered him a friend. her first response was to try to organize the prayer vigil and to try to get this community to come together. spot a live report in baton rouge. >>> a suspected hit-and-run driver crashed into a patrol car around 10:15 pm on the parkside drive.

the funeral for deputy brad garafola take place on saturday and officer montrell jackson will be laid to rest on monday. >>> a group calling himself showing up for racial justice. it's calling for the police department to hold itself accouab a case that gripped the nation will be in court. the case received national attention because chandra leaf vi was having an affair with gary couldn't -- condit. >>> a hong kong court has found a teen protester guilty of taking part in an illegal rally. large crowds demanding the students release. joshua wong and two other student leaders are behind this movement and now face up to two years in prison. no matter the price the students have said they will fight government suppression. >>> it is now 4:36. sick and animal control officers found dozens of cats and kittens inside a northwest washington home. it was an extreme case of hoarding. 63 cats and kittens were found in cramped and unliveable conditions inside a decatur avenue in northwest. >> we're assessing the cats to see what kind of condition they were in. whether or not it rises to the leve

officers montrell jackson and matthew gerald were killed as well as sheriff deputy brad garafola. all three were husbands and fathers. one listed in critical consider. this is just over a week after sunshi niners killed five overs in dallas. >> end of the day, these people call these families and tell them them that their daddies and mamas not coming home no more. i know how they feel because i got the same phone call. stop the killing. stop this killing. >> federal officers shot and killed long, they say he was armed with a rifle and dressed in black. he spent five years in the marines including a tour of duty in the middle east. >>> law enforcement officers from our area found out about the attack after they finished the tour de shore funds raiser in atlantic city. >> the event helps families of fallen officers. >> it really is sad. it's just an all out attack on law enforcement. really not necessary. and our heart goes out. >> it's tough, sad, it makes us angry. but on the other happened when the outpour of support for us comes through, it reens fors why we put the badge on. >>

baton rouge police officer montrell jackson, sheriff deputy brad garafola and officer matthew gerald were killed in an attack at a gas station. officer jackson's last facebook post said i swear to god i love this city, i wonder if this city loves me. in uniform i get nasty hateful looks, out of uniform some consider me a threat. >> hero is not a word for those police officers, the sheriff deputies and the city officers, incredible human beings. >> reporter: the shooter has been identified as 29-year-old gavin long from kansas, missouri, he served in the marines and was discharged in 2010. he has no known ties to extremist groups. neighbors looked on in shock. >> he was a nice enough kid growing up. what do you say when somebody does something like that. >> reporter: this comes weeks after the shooting of alton sterling and the shooting in minnesota and then the attack on the police officers in dallas. >> the deaths of these brave police officers show what police confront everyday. we have to be loud and clear nothing justifies violence against police. >> reporter: katherine scott cha

police officers were left dead, montrell jackson and matthew gerald and deputy 45-year-old brad garafola. police identified the gunman as gavin unoon long, a -- eugene long, a military veteran who served five years in the marines. under the name cosmo he posted the video online the day after the five police officers in dallas were shot and killed. >> when you want peace you got to go to war. >> reporter: baton rouge police say an officer is fighting for his life right now. the second officer is expected to have two surgeries today and the third officer is expected to be okay. the front page of the local paper saying it best, senseless. chauncey glover, abc news baton rouge. >>> in the aftermath of the shooting police officers in dallas and baton rouge, philadelphia police are patrolling in pairs. police commissioner, richard ross put the policy back in place several weeks ago. several agencies received threats in the wake of the dallas ambush. philadelphia police will receive help from other departments during next week's democratic national convention. >>> the republican national conven

baton rouge hundreds of members of law enforcement gathered for the funeral of sheriff's deputy brad garafola. the 45-year-old father was one of three officers shot and killed last sunday. today mourners sang hymns and spoke words of peace. he was remembered as a man of his word who took honor in protecting his community. >> strength and courage, every day, all the way to the end. >> surveillance footage showed him exchanging gunfire when he suffered a fatal wound. >>> several san francisco police officers traveled to louisiana to attend the funerals of the fallen baton rouge police officers. they took these photos with the message sfpd stands with you >>> bart officials are praising a train operator for preventing a crash this week. on wednesday night a truck crashed through a fence on to the tracks in oakland. the operator of the train coming from the 12th street station was able to make an emergency stop and prevent a collision. that man will get a formal commendation in his personnel file. >>> the olympics are fast approaching. and one san francisco native who has competed twice before is

deputy garafola attempting to get a fallen officer to render aid. he died as a hero protecting and serving. so did the other officers. i think it's important to that we remember as we move forward they are gone, but they are not forgotten. we will be forever fwrgrate fuf their service. the baton rouge city police s.w.a.t. arrived quickly on the scene. they were able to take down the lone shooter preventing any further injury or loss of life. i want to say this. there's no doubt in my mind after watching those videos and seeing how this guy moved, how he operated, his proficiency and determination. i'm going to go back to this. the first engagement as the colonel showed you was in this area here where he killed one city officer and wounded a second here. then he had shot the third city officer here. that city officer actually got around the corner and was crawling this way. they were out of sight of my deputy when the shooting started. because ey had gone back this way and he stayed behind the building. when the shooting started, he ran to take cover

montrell jackson, matthew gerald, and brad garafola all three husbands, fathers.officers were wounded during the attack. one still in critical condition. officials of louisiana called it an ambush carried out, police say, by a lone gunman gavin eugene on his birthday. >> it's unjustified. it's unjustifiable. the violence, the hatred has to stop. >> reporter: overnight we learned long had an extensive footprint online using the name cosmo setepenra. describing himself as a freedom strategies, author, and spiritual advisor. long was in dallas days after five police officers were assassinated by a sniper. sterling made an emotional plea for peace hours after the spree. >> at the end of the day these people call their families and tell them their daddies aren't coming home. i know how they feel because i got the same phone call. >> reporter: we learned that hours before the attack he posted a cryptic note to social media "just because you wake up in the morning doesn't mean you're living. just because you shed your physical body doesn't mean you're dead." part of the