Obama Calls For Calm After Three Police Officers Killed In Dallas Shootings
President Obama has called for restraint after three police officers were shot dead in the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana.
The gunman, Gavin Long, an African-American who had served for five years in the Marines, was also killed. He had posted videos on the internet complaining about police treatment of African-Americans.
Tensions in Baton Rouge have been high since a black man Alton Sterling was shot dead by police two weeks ago.
That death – and a second police shooting in Minnesota – sparked protests across the United States and triggered a revenge attack by a black army veteran who shot dead five officers in the city of Dallas.
In a live broadcast from the White House, President Obama called upon all Americans to unite and refrain from divisive language.
The gunman, Gavin Long, an African-American who had served for five years in the Marines, was also killed. He had posted videos on the internet complaining about police treatment of African-Americans.
Tensions in Baton Rouge have been high since a black man Alton Sterling was shot dead by police two weeks ago.
That death – and a second police shooting in Minnesota – sparked protests across the United States and triggered a revenge attack by a black army veteran who shot dead five officers in the city of Dallas.
In a live broadcast from the White House, President Obama called upon all Americans to unite and refrain from divisive language.
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