2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers

In the summer of 2016, three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana were shot and killed by a man named Gavin Long. Gavin was a former Marine from Kansas City, Missouri, who was angry about police shootings of black people. He had traveled to Baton Rouge and was carrying a gun when he saw three police officers. He became very angry and shot all three police officers, killing them. Everyone was very sad and shocked by this terrible act of violence.