We now have confirmation that three police officers have died as the result of gunshot wounds in this morning’s shooting in Baton Rouge; another three were wounded, in at least one case very seriously.
We are also getting the first eyewitness reports suggesting that the shooting began before at a convenience store before police arrived on the scene. By implication this would suggest that an intentional ambush of police officers – the assumption must have understandably jumped to – may not be correct. Eyewitness reports, particularly in the heat of the moment and in response to incidents involving traumatic violence, are notoriously untrustworthy. However, these new reports emphasize that we do not know precisely what happened in Baton Rouge this morning or why. What we do know is that three police officers are dead and apparently on assailant.
