Our news partner, KWTX-TV Channel 10, is reporting the shooter in Baton Rouge who killed three law enforcement officers yesterday morning may have ties to Central Texas - specifically Killeen.

Gavin Long was from Kansas City and a former Marine. According to KWTX:

On an Amazon profile, under the pen name Cosmo Setepenra, his bio says:

After completing an Associate’s degree in General Studies at Central Texas College, Cosmo then attended Clark Atlanta University to further his education.

The very military-oriented CTC provides many learning options including distance education and multiple campuses. It's entirely possible he never set foot onto the main campus in Killeen, opting instead to correspond or utilize one of CTC's other facilities.

Fox News filed this report, "Who is Gavin Long?

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