Long was a prolific user of social
media, with dozens of videos, podcasts, tweets and posts under his
pseudonym Cosmo Setepenra. Under that name, Long also tweeted a link to
a news story about Dallas shooter Micah Johnson and said the shooter
was "one of us! # MY Religion is Justice."
A
law enforcement source said Long "was not alone during his stay in
Baton Rouge," but it's unclear if others he was with knew about or were
actively involved in any plot.
The FBI is running down names of possible associates, another law enforcement official said.
In
YouTube videos posted July 8 and 10, reviewed by CNN, Long, using the
name "Cosmo," spoke about the need for "fighting back" and what people
should say about him "if anything happened to me."
In the July 10 video, recorded, he said, in Dallas, he says, "Zero have been successful just over simple protesting."
"You gotta fight back," he says on the video.
Two
law enforcement sources tell CNN that Long rented a car in Kansas City
after the Dallas shootings and drove it to Baton Rouge. Given that Long
posted a YouTube video from Dallas on July 10, it is likely he drove to
Baton Rouge via Dallas.
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