Hundreds trun out to mourn slain deputy

Hundreds of people lined The gunman whose rampage up Saturday in Baton Rouge at a Munich mall left to pay their respects to the nine people dead was a depression-plagued family of a Louisiana sheriff’s teenager deputy killed by a gunman six who avidly read books and days earlier. articles about mass killings

Deputy Brad Garafola and and apparently tried to two Baton Rouge police officers lure young victims to their were killed outside a convenience deaths through a faked store less than a mile Facebook posting, authorities from police headquarters. said Saturday. The line of mourners Information from witnesses snaked through hallways in indicated that his the 1,500-seat sanctuary at Istrouma hatred of foreigners might Baptist Church in Baton have played a role in the Rouge, out the back door mass shooting, even though and into the parking lot. It included he himself was the Germanborn scores of officers from son of Iranian asylumseekers. around Louisiana and from coast to coast. Most of the dead were Two police officers and youths and all were Munich two sheriff’s deputies came residents of varied ethnic from the Seattle, Washington backgrounds. Hueseyin area. Bellevue police Officer Bayri, who witnessed one Paul Dill said their chief boy’s death, told The Associated feels it’s important to honor Press the shooter brother and sister officers. He screamed a profanity about said the department sends an foreigners and said “I will honor guard contingent to every kill you all” as he pulled out-of-state death in the the trigger. The 18-year-old line of duty. high-school student from

Early arrivals for Garafola’s Munich with Iranian and service included a deputy who German citizenship also worked with Garafola in the wounded more than two department’s foreclosure division dozen others Friday night and was dressed in Scottish before turning his illegal regalia as drum major for Glock 17 pistol on himself. a pipe band.