"what are the chances the shooter was muslim black or both?"
100%.... he WAS.
But he was also an ex-US Marine Sgt who had served in Iraq and had left the Marine Corps with an honourable discharge.
" Gunman served in U.S. Marine Corps
Baton Rouge gunman Gavin Long served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years and achieved the rank of sergeant, according to military records.
Long entered into service in Kansas City, Mo., in August 2005, was deployed to Iraq in June 2008 and returned in January 2009. Records list his occupational specialty as data network specialist.
Long's duty assignments included the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot in San Diego; the School of Infantry in Camp Pendleton, Calif; the Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School in Twentynine Palms, Calif; the 3rd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion in Okinawa, Japan; and the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.
He received several honors, including the Navy Unit Commendation Medal and Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal.
Long left the Marines in August 2010. He was honorably discharged, according to CBS News." http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na...unman-served-in-u-s-1468802795-htmlstory.html
Just a tad different from the usual Islamist nutter.
