Baton Rouge Shooter Identified as Former Marine Gavin Long

Citing law enforcement and military sources, CBS News has identified the deceased gunman who killed three police officers and wounded three others in Baton Rouge on Sunday as 29-year-old Gavin Eugene Long, a former Marine who used the pseudonym “Cosmo Setepenra” online.

Baton Rouge Shooter Identified as Former Marine Gavin Long

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