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Baton Rouge: Ex-Marine Shooter Who Killed 3 Cops Had PTSD

HeadlineJul 20, 2016

CNN is reporting that a former marine who killed three Baton Rouge police officers suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and had been prescribed multiple medications. Gavin Long was honorably discharged in 2010 and had served in Iraq. CNN reports Long had filled a prescription for Ativan, an anti-anxiety drug, as recently as June. He also had prescriptions for Valium and Lunesta.

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