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Argonath RPG Community => Speakerbox => World and local news => Topic started by: TheGreasyChopper on July 17, 2016, 06:09:38 pm
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A man with a gun opened fire on police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday, injuring at least seven -- including three who are feared dead, an official said.
Police received a call of "suspicious person walking down Airline Highway with an assault rifle," a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. When police arrived, the man opened fire.
The remaining officers are hospitalized in critical condition, the source said.
The victims were from Baton Rouge Police Department as well as East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, another official said.
Since the shooting death of Alton Sterling by Baton Rouge police earlier this month, the department has worried about credible threats against officers.
It's been an emotionally charged few days across the country because of the protests stemming from the Alton Sterling shooting, and the ambush on Dallas police officers where a sniper killed five officers.
Source:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/17/us/baton-route-police-shooting/index.html
"We can't take anything for granted any more," East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said last week.
CNN Livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTWrGNka-ik
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Can't say that I'm surprised about this, was only a matter of time
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This is just sickening. The senseless killing needs to stop. If people think a police shooting isn't justified, protest it. Speak with the DA's office. Go the legal route. No one deserves to die over the opinions of others. Even the mother of the man killed in Baton Rouge that sparked some of this cried on television, begging the violence against police to end. If that doesn't get the point across, I don't know what does. People are acting like this means it is open season on anyone with a badge.