The gunman in a Baton Rouge shooting that killed three cops was identified as Gavin Long, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Three police officers are dead and three others injured from the shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which happened after officers responded to a 911 call of a man in all black walking around with a rifle, officials said.
The suspect, who was not identified by police at an afternoon press conference, died at the scene, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson said this afternoon. He said there is no active shooter scenario but the investigation is ongoing.
"We believe the person that shot and killed our officers, that he is a person that was shot and killed at the scene," Edmonson said. He said police do not believe there are "any other shooter[s] held up ... in the Baton Rouge area."
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said earlier today that officials believed two suspects might have been at large.
The shooting happened around 8:45 a.m. in the Old Hammond area -- less than a mile from police headquarters, officials said. The incident began when officers responded to a 911 call reporting that a man wearing all black was walking around with a rifle, officials said.
Three officers died: Two worked for the Baton Rouge police department and one worked for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office, police said.
Three officers were injured: one officer was in critical condition and the two others suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Read the rest here
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