Officer Involved Shooting Hillar C. Moore, III East Baton Rouge District Attorney East Baton Rouge District Attorney s Office Created by Sonya Quigley 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 District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney
OIS Investigation Report This presentation contains screenshots from multiple video surveillance cameras from Benny s Carwash, B-Quik, and Hair Crown Beauty Supply. East Baton Rouge District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney
OIS Investigation Report This presentation also includes aerial maps which depict paths of travel taken by the suspect, Gavin Long, on July 17, 2016. East Baton Rouge District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney
July 17, 2016 Prior to 8:35 a.m. 3519 F-12 8211
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 Benny s to buy a drink F-12 8211
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Long next to Gerald in Traffic 8211 East Baton Rouge District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney
08:35:37 AM Long s 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 Gerald s Unit
Long approaches Gerald s Unit
Long slightly raises his rifle, as if to shoot occupant
08:36:26 AM Long is looking for occupant
Long is looking for unit s occupant
Seeing that the unit is unoccupied, Long walks back to his rented vehicle
Long relocates after finding Gerald s unit is unoccupied
Long s 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 8211
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08:37:48 AM Garafola is alerted to subject with rifle F-12
Garafola joins Gerald in search for subject with rifle F-12
Long passes in front of B-Quik, where officers are now visible to him
Long passing B-Quik while police and employees are visible 8211 F-12
Long passing B-Quik while police and employees are visible 8211 F-12
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Jackson is parked in adjoining lot facing Fitness Expo 3519
Long traveling on Airline Hwy where he can see Jackson s unit 3519
Gerald and Garafola return to the B-Quik after initial search F-12 8211
Garafola retrieves his ballistic vest F-12
Garafola retrieves his ballistic vest 8211 F-12
Jackson responds to subject with rifle at B-Quik 3519
F-12 08:39:10 AM
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 3519
Long turns into Fitness Expo as Jackson goes toward the B-Quik entrance 3519
Long pauses in front of Fitness Expo
08:39:24 AM Long - pauses in front of Fitness Expo Jackson - arrives at B-Quik 3519
Officers are visible to Long who is in the Fitness Expo parking lot F-12 8211 3519
Jackson joins search for subject with rifle F-12 8211 3519
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
Long s path on foot - behind Benny s 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 F-12 3519 8211
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 8211 3519 F-12
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Gerald looks back during search, holding rear security F-12 3519 8211
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08:41:12 AM Garafola assesses area from rear corner as Long moves up alley F-12
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Garafola is clearing rear of Hair Crown as Long approaching front of B-Quik and Hair Crown 3519 F-12
Clearing rear of Hair Crown 8211 3519 F-12
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 8211 3519 F-12
08:41:45 AM Long takes aim at Gerald and Jackson
8211 Matthew Gerald and 3519 Montrell Jackson are ambushed by Gavin Long (screenshots will not be shown) East Baton Rouge District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney
Long turns and fires on Montgomery 3514
Long firing at Montgomery
View from Montgomery s dash camera right before Long shoots vehicle, stopping camera
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3514 Montgomery and unit are struck by Long s gunfire
Long begins running to rear of Hair Crown
08:41:56 AM Garafola takes cover after shots fired from unknown location F-12
Garafola leaves cover to assist Gerald F-12
Garafola engages Long in gun fight F-12
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) East Baton Rouge District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney
Long begins return route to his vehicle
Long takes a knee, reloads, shoots 10 rounds toward officers on Airline Hwy
Long s 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 Long s rented Chevy Malibu parked behind Fitness Expo T-82
T-81 Simmons arrives while Tullier inspects Chevy Malibu T-81 T-82
Tullier returns to his unit T-81 T-82
Simmons walking to assist Tullier with his shotgun in hand T-81
08:45:32 AM Long opens fire on Tullier and Simmons T-81 T-82
Long continues towards Tullier and Simmons T-81 T-82
T-82 Nick Tullier and T-81 Bruce Simmons are shot by Gavin Long (screenshots will not be shown) East Baton Rouge District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney
BRPD SRT members arrive and Long immediately opens fire on them T-81 T-82
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 District Attorney s Office Hillar C. Moore, III District Attorney