Shootings in Baton Rouge: Three Police Officers Killed, Trump Immediately Exploits It
I’m afraid we have more bad news from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where three police officers have been killed and several others wounded in a shooting. There appear to have been three suspects involved, and one has been killed in a shootout with police.
CBS News posted a video in which you can’t see much, but you can hear the gunfire.
NEW: Video of alleged shots fired at officers in Baton Rouge https://t.co/gwv4VmRqse https://t.co/7HGD5AuECW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 17, 2016
There isn’t much information out there about the suspects yet, but Donald Trump is already trying to capitalize on this attack for political gain, as always.
We are TRYING to fight ISIS, and now our own people are killing our police. Our country is divided and out of control. The world is watching
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 17, 2016
BREAKING: #CNN reports that police do not believe #BatonRouge shooting was race-related.
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) July 17, 2016
CNN citing Baton Rouge police statement saying they do not think the officer shootings are “race related.”
— J.M. Berger (@intelwire) July 17, 2016
NBC’s Pete Williams just reported investigators looking into #SovereignCitizen movement as possibly involved in #BatonRouge
— Lynnette KhalfaniCox (@themoneycoach) July 17, 2016
Police are reportedly looking at Baton Rogue attack as Sov Citizens operation, according to NBC.
— john sepulvado (@JohnLGC) July 17, 2016
More from CBS News: https://t.co/SCx5e8gygI pic.twitter.com/ARYVCylLtT
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 17, 2016
Nothing is confirmed yet, but please note that the suspect being black does NOT rule out sovereign citizen involvement.
Yes, there are black sovereign citizens: https://t.co/bjbz18xIw4 pic.twitter.com/iyHXBQk7E7
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 17, 2016