According to the preliminary findings of the police intervened in the shootout between several people at the gas station, and when they arrived, were ambushed and were attacked by at least one striker, who opened fire on them.
One of the alleged perpetrators was killed by officers. The injured policemen were taken to hospital, where they were visited by Governor John Bel Edwards.
The reaction of the President of the United States
US President Barack Obama condemned in the strongest terms the killing of policemen, stressing that there is no excuse for violence against police. “We do not know yet, what were the motives of attack, but I want to say clearly: there is no excuse for violence against representatives of the forces responsible for order and security. These attacks was the work of cowards who do not appear in anyone’s name,” – said the President.
The shooting occurred less than a mile (1.6 km) from the main police headquarters in Baton Rouge, which in recent weeks was the scene of racial tensions between African-American community and the police. After killing 5 July, 37-year-old Altona Sterling by white police officers came in to many stormy demonstrations against violence from the police. They took place during the weekend, when hundreds of people gathered in front of the police.
In the past three days in Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s capital, arrested a total of 200 demonstrators.
The crisis, when the day after the killing of Sterling policemen shot dead a black man in Minnesota, as its partner registered in the 10-minute video recording shown live on Facebook and shortly thereafter placed on YouTube. The next day in Dallas, Texas black sniper, a former soldier, opened fire on the policemen, killing five of them.
Trump involves killing policemen in Baton Rouge with the lack of leadership
Almost sure the candidate of the Republican Party in November’s US presidential election, Donald Trump declared that the killing of three policemen on Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, points to the need to strengthen the management of the state.
– We are in mourning for the killed today in Baton Rouge police officers. How many law enforcement officials and people have to die because of a lack of leadership in our country? – Trump asked to put on a Facebook entry. – We demand law and order – he added.
Republican presidential candidate will emerge officially starting on Monday pre-election party convention in Cleveland. Trump’s nomination is practically guaranteed.
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