Officer Involved Shooting

Hillar C. Moore, III

East Baton Rouge District Attorney

Created by
East Baton Rouge Sonya Quigley
District Attorneys Office EBRDA Investigator
 OIS Investigation Report
The following is a PowerPoint presentation
regarding the events of July 17, 2016, which
lead to the death of three Law Enforcement
Officers, wounding of three more officers, and
the death of the suspect
East Baton Rouge Hillar C. Moore, III
District Attorneys Office District Attorney
 OIS Investigation Report

This presentation contains screenshots

from multiple video surveillance cameras
from Bennys Carwash, B-Quik, and
Hair Crown Beauty Supply.

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 OIS Investigation Report

This presentation also includes

aerial maps which depict paths of travel taken
by the suspect, Gavin Long, on July 17, 2016.

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July 17, 2016 Prior to 8:35 a.m.

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3519 Montrell Jackson was tending to his unit while on shift
F-12 Brad Garafola had just finished working an extra duty detail
8211 Matthew Gerald stopped at Bennys to buy a drink

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 Long next to Gerald in Traffic

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08:35:37 AM Longs initial arrival
Long arrives driving a rented white Chevy Malibu
Long drives down the side driveway of the Hair Crown Beauty Supply Store
Long parks out of sight and approaches Geralds Unit
Long approaches Geralds Unit
Long slightly raises his rifle, as if to shoot occupant
08:36:26 AM Long is looking for occupant
Long is looking for units occupant
Seeing that the unit is unoccupied, Long walks back to his rented vehicle
Long relocates after finding Geralds unit is unoccupied
Longs path while driving from Point A to Point B
08:37:10 AM Gerald is alerted about a subject with rifle and begins to search

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08:37:48 AM Garafola is alerted to subject with rifle

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Garafola joins Gerald in search for subject with rifle

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Long passes in front of B-Quik, where officers are now visible to him
Long passing B-Quik while police and employees are visible

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Long passing B-Quik while police and employees are visible

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Jackson is parked in adjoining lot facing Fitness Expo

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Long traveling on Airline Hwy where he can see Jacksons unit

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Gerald and Garafola return to the B-Quik after initial search

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Garafola retrieves his ballistic vest

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Garafola retrieves his ballistic vest

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Jackson responds to subject with rifle at B-Quik

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 08:39:10 AM

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Long turns around and travels wrong direction down Airline
Long travels wrong direction on shoulder of Airline Highway
while Jackson heads to entrance of the B-Quik

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 Long turns into Fitness Expo
as Jackson goes toward the B-Quik entrance

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Long pauses in front of Fitness Expo
08:39:24 AM Long - pauses in front of Fitness Expo
Jackson - arrives at B-Quik

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 Officers are visible to Long
who is in the Fitness Expo parking lot

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 Jackson joins search for subject with rifle

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Long pauses again on side of Fitness Expo. At this time, the officers
are to his right and visible in front of B-Quik
08:39:43 AM
Long parks behind Fitness Expo
Longs path on foot - behind Bennys Carwash and B-Quik
08:40:32 AM Long returns on foot headed toward Hair Crown
Search begins for Long at his last known location behind Hair Crown

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Long returning to Hair Crown Search begins
Long passes multiple civilians on his way toward officers
He does not give any civilian a second look
08:41:01 AM Long steps up his pace toward Officers
Long appears to wave at civilians in front of B-Quik
08:40:21 AM Beginning of search on the side of Hair Crown

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Gerald looks back during search, holding rear security

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 Garafola assesses area from rear corner
08:41:12 AM
as Long moves up alley

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 Garafola is clearing rear of Hair Crown as
Long approaching front of B-Quik and Hair Crown

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 Clearing rear of Hair Crown

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08:41:30 AM
08:41:30 AM Long turns corner of Hair Crown
from B-Quik alley
Long also glancing over his back
Long walks across front of Hair Crown
08:41:42 AM Rear of Hair Crown is cleared by officers

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08:41:45 AM Long takes aim at Gerald and Jackson
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and
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Montrell Jackson
are ambushed
by Gavin Long
(screenshots will not be shown)

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Long turns and fires on Montgomery

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Long firing at Montgomery
View from Montgomerys dash camera right
before Long shoots vehicle, stopping camera
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3514 Montgomery and unit are struck by Longs gunfire
Long begins running to rear of Hair Crown
 Garafola takes cover after shots fired
08:41:56 AM
from unknown location

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Garafola leaves cover to assist Gerald

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Garafola engages Long in gun fight

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Long firing at Garafola
Long firing at Garafola
 F-12 Brad Garafola
is shot by Gavin Long

8211 Matthew Gerald

is shot again by Gavin Long

(screenshots will not be shown)

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Long begins return route to his vehicle
Long takes a knee, reloads, shoots 10 rounds
toward officers on Airline Hwy
Longs return route on foot to Chevy Malibu
from Point A to Point B
= Locations where Long fired at officers
08:45:16 AM T-82 Tullier approaches Longs rented Chevy
Malibu parked behind Fitness Expo

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T-81 Simmons arrives while Tullier inspects Chevy Malibu

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Tullier returns to his unit

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Simmons walking to assist Tullier with his shotgun in hand

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08:45:32 AM Long opens fire on Tullier and Simmons

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Long continues towards Tullier and Simmons

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 T-82 Nick Tullier
and

T-81 Bruce Simmons

are shot by Gavin Long
(screenshots will not be shown)

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BRPD SRT members arrive and Long immediately opens fire on them

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Long continues to fire at SRT members
 SRT officers return fire
wounding Long and causing him to fall
Long lunges for his weapon after being wounded
An SRT officer fires two rounds as Long is reaching for his rifle
Long continues to reach for his weapon
08:49:28 AM Five SRT members open fire on Long, killing him
BRPD Bear Cat inspects Long
EBRSO Bear Cat inspects subject
Bomb Robot inspects subject for explosive devices
Bomb Robot inspects subject for explosive devices
 The OIS Investigation Report
regarding the events of July 17, 2016,
will be available at
www.EBRDA.org

East Baton Rouge Hillar C. Moore, III

District Attorneys Office District Attorney