LSU coach Miles visits with police in wake of shootings

The mayor of Baton Rouge has signed up to run for a congressional seat as his city is embroiled in the aftermath of a police shooting, protests and the slaying of three officers who were ambushed by a gunman.

The Baton Rouge shooting occurred almost two weeks after Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was killed by police outside a convenience store in the city.

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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 Facebook page, followed by a declaration that flags will be flown at half-staff at the White House and federal buildings in honor of the police officers killed. But this broiling summer, it has been churning through tension and grief and taking a leading role in the national debate about race and law enforcement. He struggles to make sense of recent events. You put others’ safety before your own, and you remind us that loving our country means loving one another. McGarner said. Later, officers bowed their heads as a bugler played taps.

The weekend after Sterling’s death, police in riot gear arrested almost 200 protesters.

“It’s protest with a goal”, Norman said. Police gunned down Long after he fatally shot three officers and wounded three others. Wesley opened the meeting by first condemning violence against police, saying there is no excuse for the police shootings happening across the country.

The Rev. Patti Snyder of the University Presbyterian Church urged all citizens of Baton Rouge to come together to address systemic issues, adding that if they do not there is a serious risk the city could be even further setback.

Woodley also told Smiley her son was upset with officer-involved shootings of black civilians and said that “cops always get off free at the end”.

The Connecticut Police Chiefs Association extends its sincerest condolences to the people of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Police Department, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Department and especially, the families, friends and fellow officers of the fallen and injured. The killing was captured on cellphone video, sparking widespread protests against police treatment of the African-American community.

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden says he will ask the police department to look at changing protocol when officers respond to complaints involving weapons.

LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed the visits with authorities after the coach was seen entering police headquarters, where he spent more than an hour, by The Associated Press.

Bonnette says Miles wanted to express his support and discuss his appreciation for the courage police show in putting their lives on the line to protect their communities.

Obama met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson in the Oval Office.

The president said he will use his remaining months as president to figure out which practices work best, and how to help rebuild trust between police and the communities they serve.

In these troubling times, when America stands on a forked road, these visuals and the words of those who have suffered most in the recent spate of violence must be a reminder to us that killing law enforcement officials or civilians is not the solution to our problems. Services will start at 2 p.m. There will be no graveside service, but there will be a processional from the church to Greenoaks Funeral Home.