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2016 Public Papers 993 - Remarks on the Shooting of Law Enforcement Officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Publication Title
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Barack Obama (2016-2017, Book II)
Category
Budget and Presidential Materials
Collection
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Event Date
July 17, 2016
President
Barack H. Obama
Page Number Range
Pages 993 - 994
Notes
Note: The President spoke at 5:03 p.m. in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Ofc. Matthew Gerald and Cpl. Montrell Jackson, Baton Rouge Police Department, and Deputy Brad Garafola, East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, who were killed in the shooting in Baton Rouge, LA; Deputies Bruce Simmons and Nicholas Tullier, East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, and Ofc. Brad Montgomery, Baton Rouge Police Department, who were injured in the shooting; Gavin Eugene Long, suspected gunman in the shooting; and author Colum McCann. The related proclamation of July 18 is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.