La. Gov: ‘The Violence, the Hatred, Just Has To Stop’

“Well today has been ░░░░░░░░ very tough day here ░░░░░░░░ Baton Rouge and in ░░░░░░░░ and in our country ░░░░░░░░ absolutely unspeakable heinous attack ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement here in ░░░░░░░░ Rouge claimed the lives ░░░░░░░░ two baton Rouge police ░░░░░░░░ one sheriff s deputy ░░░░░░░░ injured three others one ░░░░░░░░ whom today right now ░░░░░░░░ we speak is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ for his life It ░░░░░░░░ unjustified It s unjustifiable ░░░░░░░░ violence the hatred just ░░░░░░░░ to stop And it ░░░░░░░░ at times like this ░░░░░░░░ wish the command of ░░░░░░░░ English language that I ░░░░░░░░ were more adequate to ░░░░░░░░ task to convey the ░░░░░░░░ range of emotions that ░░░░░░░░ am feeling and to ░░░░░░░░ them on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ state of Louisiana Earlier ░░░░░░░░ I along with mayor ░░░░░░░░ and the law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ here gathered with the ░░░░░░░░ members of the victims ░░░░░░░░ the hospital And when ░░░░░░░░ tell you unspeakable tragedy ░░░░░░░░ s unspeakable that these ░░░░░░░░ risking their lives to ░░░░░░░░ and serve this community ░░░░░░░░ taken out the way ░░░░░░░░ they were They are ░░░░░░░░ real life everyday heros ░░░░░░░░ you have been told ░░░░░░░░ colonel Edmondson this is ░░░░░░░░ ongoing investigation There are ░░░░░░░░ lot of moving parts ░░░░░░░░ multiple agencies I want ░░░░░░░░ reassure everyone here in ░░░░░░░░ Rouge and the state ░░░░░░░░ we re doing everything ░░░░░░░░ possible to make sure ░░░░░░░░ is protected Every resource ░░░░░░░░ going to be available ░░░░░░░░ be used to bring ░░░░░░░░ perpetrators if there s ░░░░░░░░ than one to justice ░░░░░░░░ obviously it means federal ░░░░░░░░ and local You just ░░░░░░░░ from the U S ░░░░░░░░ from here in the ░░░░░░░░ district in Baton Rouge ░░░░░░░░ we re being aided ░░░░░░░░ the FBI the ATF ░░░░░░░░ as well But I ░░░░░░░░ spoke with the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States a ░░░░░░░░ of hours who called ░░░░░░░░ express on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ and the First Lady ░░░░░░░░ also the people of ░░░░░░░░ United States their condolences ░░░░░░░░ best wishes for those ░░░░░░░░ were injured for their ░░░░░░░░ and speedy recovery but ░░░░░░░░ their prayers for the ░░░░░░░░ here in Baton Rouge ░░░░░░░░ around the country We ░░░░░░░░ to do better An ░░░░░░░░ on one of us ░░░░░░░░ an an attack on ░░░░░░░░ of us And the ░░░░░░░░ who carried out this ░░░░░░░░ the individuals they do ░░░░░░░░ represent the people of ░░░░░░░░ Rouge or the state ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana or what s ░░░░░░░░ about our country They ░░░░░░░░ t represent the values ░░░░░░░░ stand for Obviously our ░░░░░░░░ is hurting and only ░░░░░░░░ peace and unity can ░░░░░░░░ heal And that s ░░░░░░░░ to take constructive dialogue ░░░░░░░░ simply is no place ░░░░░░░░ more violence That doesn ░░░░░░░░ help anyone It doesn ░░░░░░░░ further the conversation It ░░░░░░░░ t address any injustice ░░░░░░░░ or real It is ░░░░░░░░ an injustice in and ░░░░░░░░ itself And we are ░░░░░░░░ going to tolerate more ░░░░░░░░ and violence tearing apart ░░░░░░░░ communities and families of ░░░░░░░░ So as I did ░░░░░░░░ a few days ago ░░░░░░░░ m inviting the people ░░░░░░░░ the country to join ░░░░░░░░ prayers to mine that ░░░░░░░░ nation that our community ░░░░░░░░ can heal that we ░░░░░░░░ get past this and ░░░░░░░░ pray for the recovery ░░░░░░░░ those officers who were ░░░░░░░░ today but pray for ░░░░░░░░ of their officers All ░░░░░░░░ our officers here in ░░░░░░░░ Rouge and around the ░░░░░░░░ and around the country ░░░░░░░░ their family members who ░░░░░░░░ day expose themselves to ░░░░░░░░ risk of harm simply ░░░░░░░░ they can protect and ░░░░░░░░ as they have sworn ░░░░░░░░ do As you were ░░░░░░░░ by colonel Edmondson we ░░░░░░░░ not going to take ░░░░░░░░ at this point There ░░░░░░░░ be another briefing press ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow at 1 00 ░░░░░░░░ we will then update ░░░░░░░░ all with any additional ░░░░░░░░ that we gather between ░░░░░░░░ and then so I ░░░░░░░░ to thank you for ░░░░░░░░ this press conference Again ░░░░░░░░ ask everyone to join ░░░░░░░░ the folks of Louisiana ░░░░░░░░ solidarity so as a ░░░░░░░░ we can heal We ░░░░░░░░ get past this And ░░░░░░░░ can be what we ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be in ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ we re not there ░░░░░░░░ God bless you.”