House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in a statement Sunday the nation “will not tolerate” attacks on police officers.
A man shot and killed three Baton Rouge police officers and wounded three others on Sunday. The attack follows another deadly ambush on police earlier this month in Dallas, which killed five officers and injured seven others.
“I am deeply disturbed by today’s shooting in Baton Rouge,” Ryan said. “We will not tolerate brutal violence against law enforcement — the people who dedicate their lives to protecting Americans. Our nation grieves with Louisiana today. My prayers are with the fallen officers and their families.”
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid condemned the shooting in Baton Rouge, declaring, “This madness must stop” and offering his condolences to the victims.
“This cannot become a new normal,” Reid said. “Our nation must embrace the peace, justice and inclusion that people in Baton Rouge and throughout the country are striving for.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the attack a “cowardly ambush” and said police are a racially and ethnically diverse group.
“This unjustifiable attack is not just an attack on law enforcement, it is an attack on the very principles of justice and equality that bind us as a nation,” McConnell, R-Ky., said. “There is no question that this has been a difficult time for our nation, but we must use this moment for healing and not more of the hatred we’ve witnessed again today.”
