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KevDen2005
07-18-2016, 10:14
Police Officer Matthew Gerald, Corporal Montrell Jackson, and Deputy Sheriff Brad Garafola, of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed by a subject outside of a convenience store at 9611 Airline Highway shortly before 9:00 am.

Officers had received reports of a subject walking along the roadway carrying a rifle. As responding officers arrived in the area they were ambushed by the subject. Deputy Garafola, Corporal Jackson, and Officer Gerald were killed and three other officers were wounded, including one who was critically wounded.

The subject was shot and killed by other responding officers.

http://ed486fb3a47f8bd83fc3-2f69aaeddb7b46c0053eff946dbce2fe.r70.cf5.rackcdn.c om/images/stars.png Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Carl Dabadie, Jr.
Baton Rouge Police Department
9000 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Phone: (225) 389-2000

TheGrey
07-18-2016, 21:03
RIP, Officer Gerald. :(

Chief_of_Scouts
07-19-2016, 02:16
We served together when he was assigned to Fort Carson, CO as a Blackhawk crewchief in Stetson Troop, 4th Squadron, 3rd ACR.

RIP Matt. See you on Fiddler's Green.