Baton Rouge police killer: A former Marine from Kansas City

“We as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies attacks on law enforcement”, Obama said.

President Barack Obama says Sunday’s killing of three Louisiana law enforcement officers underscores the degree to which Washington must do everything possible to help police officers return home safe at night.

Leaders held the often-emotional briefing to give the latest information in the deadly shooting of Baton Rouge law enforcement officers on Sunday.

The black former Marine and Iraq war veteran who shot dead three police officers in the southern USA city of Baton Rouge deliberately targeted the cops, but his motive remained unclear, officials said Monday. But they aren’t. We keep hearing that the nominee stands for this or has said that-but he doesn’t, and he hasn’t.

“He’s a hero for everything he’s done”, he added. The other two were identified as Matthew Gerald and Brad Garafola.

But one of the officers killed by Long – Montrell Jackson, 32 – was black. Gerald was a former Marine who had been with the BRPD for four months after graduating from the police academy in March.

“Just a sad, sad day for our city”, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri said.

Three other officers were wounded Sunday, one critically. Montrell Jackson. Visitation for Jackson is scheduled Monday, with funeral services to follow. He spent much of the time during Monday’s interview discussing Jackson, a 10-year veteran of the department who became a father fourth months ago. Then he paused to lecture reporters: “For the objective of the media, I did not say all of Islam”. She praised his “simple goodness” and his loyalty to and love of family – while noting the “drama” that comes with Trump in politics.

Against a backdrop of civil unrest, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby declared, “To the people of Baltimore and the demonstrators across America, I heard your call for ‘No justice, no peace.’ To the youth of this city: I will seek justice on your behalf”. “I’m still doing a little editing, so we’ll see where it goes”.

“I’m going to make a case tonight that Donald Trump is ready to be President of the United States and that perhaps his opponent is not”, he said.

“I knew a lot of our officers wanted to partner up, have that extra set of eyes on the street.Putting on that badge and that uniform makes you a target”, said Nelson. “They are our family”.

If there is a last-gasp flare-up, it’ll nearly certainly come Tuesday when Republicans hold their formal roll call for the nomination, in which every state gets to say how its delegates are voting – and to throw in a few plugs for the state.

The Republican National Convention 2016 is being live-streamed by the Republican National Committee every minute of the four-day event for political junkies who want more than what the major TV networks and even the 24-7 hour news channels are offering. “He’s not in good shape at all”.

Deputy Bruce Simmons, 57, suffered non-life threatening injuries but still faces a long recovery, the sheriff said.

That’s not to say there may not be some awkward moments, especially as Trump is feted by party luminaries who have walked a tightrope this year trying to show support for the presumptive nominee without embracing his more provocative positions. “He now has a titanium rod in his arm”.