re: Hillar Moore Releases Details of July 2016 Baton Rouge Police Ambush

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Meanwhile, members of BRPD’s Special Response Team (SRT) learned of the shooting incident and proceeded to the scene directly from BRPD Headquarters, which is a short distance away on Airline Highway. Members of SRT were stationed at BRPD Headquarters due to the recent protests in Baton Rouge. Four SRT members, SRT 1, SRT 2, SRT 3, and SRT 4, arrived on scene in two separate unmarked units and parked in front of the B-Quik near the gas pumps. Shortly thereafter, SRT 5 and SRT 6 arrived in their unmarked black Chevrolet Tahoe and parked by the Benny’s Car Wash sign adjacent to Airline Highway, next to the Fitness Expo. As soon as SRT 5 exited his unit, he saw Long standing at the back of the Fitness Expo parking lot. SRT 5 reported that Long was dressed in all black, armed with a tan colored rifle, and had a black mask covering his face. SRT 5 saw Long focus on him and his partner. As a result, they took cover just as Long began to fire at them. At 8:45:57 a.m., a BRPD officer radioed to all to “take cover; more shots fired.” SRT 5 recalled hearing the sound of the bullets flying past him and also striking the metal - 8 - pole he was using for cover while he was being shot at by Long. SRT 5 returned fire using his department issued Colt Defense M4LE rifle; SRT 6 returned fire using his department issued Colt Defense AR-15 A3 rifle. SRT 5 fired until he expended his entire magazine of ammunition. As SRT 5 was firing the last round in his magazine, Long appeared to have been hit and fell to the ground with his rifle in close proximity to his hands. Long is seen on surveillance footage falling to the ground while turning to a prone position at 8:46:15 a.m.; however, he still is clearly alive and moving toward his gun which was in the vicinity of his hands. During this time, Citizen R.P. made a 911 call stating that there was a guy with an assault rifle who was shooting at cops and that multiple shots were fired by both the cops and the subject. SRT 1 and SRT 2 went to the vehicle loading area for the car wash at Benny’s. When they arrived, Long was already lying on the ground with his hands near his rifle. SRT 1 recalled seeing Long lying prone on the ground and moving his hands toward his rifle which was within his reach. SRT 2 focused on Long while providing cover for SRT members in order for SRT to get closer to Long as he was lying prone. SRT 3 and SRT 4 initially ran near the fence by the car wash until they heard shots being fired in opposite directions. Not wanting to be caught in crossfire, they ran toward the front of Benny’s Car Wash where they met up with SRT 5 and SRT 6. As SRT 5 advanced with SRT 6, SRT 4, and SRT 3 toward Long, they stopped briefly at an EBRSO marked unit. The driver door was open and inside of the vehicle was Deputy Tullier who was gravely injured and unresponsive. SRT members radioed that there was another officer down; they kept advancing toward Long while another group of officers assisted Deputy Tullier. A group of BRPD officers transferred Deputy Tullier into a BRPD unit at 8:49:16 a.m. and brought him to a waiting ambulance for transport to the hospital. SRT 2 heard the loud verbal commands given to Long, who at the time was not moving but was still breathing. SRT 3 recalled hearing numerous law enforcement officers screaming “Don’t move!” at Long. As SRT members closed in, SRT 3 observed Long moving his hands and believed that Long was either attempting to detonate some kind of explosive device or reach for the rifle. SRT 3 fired two rounds at Long using his Colt M4LE semi-automatic rifle. SRT 2 saw Long reach again for his rifle, which was - 9 - still positioned near his hands. SRT 1 yelled out, “Moving!” as Long reached toward his rifle. Fearing Long was going to re-arm himself and kill the approaching officers, SRT 1 and SRT 2 fired their department issued Colt M4LE semi-automatic rifles at Long until Long was no longer a threat to officers. Simultaneously, SRT 1, SRT 3, SRT 5, and SRT 6 also saw Long move toward his rifle causing each of them to shoot at Long. All five officers who fired their weapons were using their department issued rifles. SRT 4 was providing sweeping cover and did not see Long reach for his rifle; therefore, he did not fire his weapon. According to the surveillance footage, these shots were fired at 8:49:28 a.m. At 8:51:57 a.m., SRT 5 radioed, “We have a shooter down behind the Fitness Expo. Black male [in] black fatigues; may be wearing body armor. He is armed with an assault rifle. He is down.”

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