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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 20 september 2017
Baton Rouge:

Police: Man accused of killing 2 had Hitler speech

condition of anonymity times into the home of a
because the investigation black family in his neigh-
was ongoing. borhood on Sept. 11, au-
Asked whether police sus- thorities said. It’s not clear
pect race was a motive for if Gleason knew the family.
the shootings, Sgt. L’Jean In the other shootings,
McKneely said: “We’re not Gleason fired from his car
completely closed off to then walked up to the vic-
that. We’re looking at all tims as they were lying on
possibilities at this time, so the ground and fired again
we’re not going to just pin- multiple times, police said.
point that.” Neither victim had any prior
District Attorney Hillar relationship with Gleason.
Moore said his office could The first fatal shooting oc-
seek the death penalty. curred Sept. 12 when
“It appears to be cold, cal- 59-year-old Bruce Cofield,
Kenneth James Gleason is escorted by police to a waiting po- culated, planned (against) who was homeless, was
lice car in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Gleason
is charged with two counts of first degree murder and other people who were un- shot to death. The second
charges, for three shootings in the Baton Rouge area throughout armed and defenseless,” happened last Thursday
the past week that resulted in the death of two men. he said. “We don’t need to night when 49-year-old
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) prove motive. There are a Donald Smart was gunned
lot of things that are unan- down while walking to his
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN that he would be charged swered.” job as a dishwasher at a
Associated Press with first-degree murder No one was injured when cafe popular with Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — in the shooting deaths last Gleason fired multiple State University students.q
A 23-year-old white man week of a homeless man
arrested Tuesday was ac- and a dishwasher who was
cused of killing two black walking to work.
men and firing on a black “I feel confident that this
family in a string of attacks killer would have killed
that police say may have again,” interim Police Chief
been racially motivated. Jonny Dunnam said.
A law enforcement offi- Gleason’s attorney, J. Chris-
cial said they had found topher Alexander, said his
a copy of an Adolf Hitler client “vehemently denies
speech at the home of guilt, and we look forward
Kenneth James Gleason, to complete vindication.”
and investigators said DNA Alexander declined to say
on shell casings and other anything else.
evidence link him to the Authorities found a copy of
crimes. the Hitler speech during a
Gleason was led away from search of Gleason’s home
the police department in over the weekend, ac-
handcuffs just before au- cording to the law enforce-
thorities there held a news ment official who spoke to
conference to announce The Associated Press on
Live Instagram video leads

police to suspect in killing

By MICHAEL BALSAMO tagram Live,” police in Tex-
Associated Press as said in a news release.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A They declined to provide
teenager suspected of a any additional information
killing who was named one about the video.
of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Investigators say Gonzalez
fugitives was caught in Los is affiliated with the Bloods
Angeles on Tuesday after street gang and he had
posting a live video on so- been named to Texas’
cial media, police said. Most Wanted list in August.
Christopher Ricardo Gon- He is accused of fatally
zalez, 18, was wanted by shooting Horace Davis, 54,
Dallas police on suspicion in Dallas last year. Officers
of murder, aggravated who were responding to a
robbery and engaging in report of gunshots found
organized crime. He was Davis dead in the driver’s
arrested by Los Angeles seat of a parked car and
officers after Dallas detec- later got evidence linking
tives found him when he Gonzalez to the crime, in-
“posted his location on Ins- vestigators said. q