President Obama to Visit Baton Rouge
President Obama is expected to travel to Baton Rouge next Tuesday to get a first hand look at the devastating flood damage in the state.
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East Baton Rouge Deputy Is ‘Fighting for His Life,’ Sheriff Says
An East Baton Rouge deputy who was shot in the head and stomach by a gunman who “intentionally targeted and assassinated” cops “is currently fighting for his life,” according to Louisiana officials. Nicholas Tullier, 41, of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, was listed in critical condition after the Sunday morning shooting that killed three of his fellow officers. East…
President Obama Pens Letter to Police: ‘We Have Your Backs’
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama told to the law enforcement community that he fully supports them and promised, “We have your backs” in the wake of deadly attacks on cops in Dallas and Baton Rouge. The comments came in a letter penned to the “brave members of our law enforcement community,” posted Monday on the Fraternal Order of Police’s…
Clinton Decries Police Killings, Officer-Involved Shootings at NAACP Annual Conference
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigns at Ernst Community Cultural Center at the Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus, in Annandale, Virginia, July 14, 2016. Michael Reynolds/EPA (ABC News) – Hillary Clinton today decried the Louisiana shooting that left three police officers dead and three wounded, telling the NAACP it was a “terrible crime.” “This madness has to stop,” she…
VIDEO: How the Baton Rouge Police Shootings Unfolded
An East Baton Rouge Sheriff vehicle is seen with bullet holes in its windows near the scene where police officers were shot, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 17, 2016. Jonathan Bachman/Reuters (ABC News) – The Sunday shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that left three officers dead began with a report of someone walking with a rifle. Within 10 minutes, there…
WATCH: Baton Rouge Police Officers Identified
Good Morning Columbia has the latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
DA Recuses Himself from Alton Sterling Police Shooting Case
East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III has recused himself from the Alton Sterling shooting investigation, he announced today. Moore cited a professional relationship with the parents of one of two officers involved in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Sterling last week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Blane Salamoni, a four-year veteran, and Howie Lake II, a three-year veteran, both…
VIDEO: Baton Rouge Cops in Alton Sterling Killing Named
Officials today released the names of the two police officers who were placed on paid administrative leave after their involvement in the fatal shooting of a black man outside a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, convenience store. Blane Salamoni, a four-year veteran, and Howie Lake II, a three-year veteran, both white men, were placed on leave in connection with the death of…
‘Daddy!’: Alton Sterling’s Son Breaks Down Over Cop Shooting
The 15-year-old son of Alton Sterling, a black man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wept uncontrollably this morning as his mother spoke to the media about the slaying. “He had to watch this as this was put all over the outlets,” Quinyetta McMillan told reporters. “As a mother I have…
