Man Shot Dead By Cops — City On Edge
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[WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE/LANGUAGE] This is the sad end of Alton Sterling — the man whose death has sparked public outrage and has the city of Baton Rouge, La., fearing riots in the street! The video was shot as two policemen attempted to arrest Alton, who was selling bootleg CDs outside of the Triple S Food Mart. Police were responding to an anonymous 911 call, with a person reporting that they had been threatened at the location by a man with a gun.
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[WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE/LANGUAGE] This is the sad end of Alton Sterling — the man whose death has sparked public outrage and has the city of Baton Rouge, La., fearing riots in the street! The video was shot as two policemen attempted to arrest Alton, who was selling bootleg CDs outside of the Triple S Food Mart. Police were responding to an anonymous 911 call, with a person reporting that they had been threatened at the location by a man with a gun.
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As seen in the video — filmed from inside a nearby car — officers struggled with Sterling, who was wearing a red shirt. "He's got a gun! Gun!" shouts one officer, as the other points his own service revolver at Sterling's chest — with shots eventually fired as the people holding the camera duck behind the car door. Store owner Abdullah Muflahi has told reporters that Sterling had began carrying a gun recently.
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Family members have said that Sterling couldn't have a gun — because he was on probation at the time of his death. The dead man had been living in a homeless shelter, and was a registered sex offender for carnal knowledge of a juvenile. That charge was filed in 2000, with Sterling being released from prison in 2004. He had also served time for possession of marijuana and for carrying an illegal weapon.
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Sterling had also been arrested on charges of criminal damage to property, unauthorized entry, domestic abuse, and a separate charge of aggravated battery. His aunt, Sandra Sterling, told CNN he was a "gentle giant."
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Local NAACP President Michael McClanahan held a press conference calling for Baton Rouge's mayor and police chief to resign: "This incident is only one incident in many. What we're going to do is root out the 1% of bad police officers that go around being the judge, the jury and executioner of innocent people, period — but more specifically, innocent black lives." Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (pictured) announced that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division will lead an investigation into the shooting.
[WARNING: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE/LANGUAGE] This is the sad end of Alton Sterling — the man whose death has sparked public outrage and has the city of Baton Rouge, La., fearing riots in the street! The video was shot as two policemen attempted to arrest Alton, who was selling bootleg CDs outside of the Triple S Food Mart. Police were responding to an anonymous 911 call, with a person reporting that they had been threatened at the location by a man with a gun.
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As seen in the video — filmed from inside a nearby car — officers struggled with Sterling, who was wearing a red shirt. "He's got a gun! Gun!" shouts one officer, as the other points his own service revolver at Sterling's chest — with shots eventually fired as the people holding the camera duck behind the car door. Store owner Abdullah Muflahi has told reporters that Sterling had began carrying a gun recently.
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Family members have said that Sterling couldn't have a gun — because he was on probation at the time of his death. The dead man had been living in a homeless shelter, and was a registered sex offender for carnal knowledge of a juvenile. That charge was filed in 2000, with Sterling being released from prison in 2004. He had also served time for possession of marijuana and for carrying an illegal weapon.
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Sterling had also been arrested on charges of criminal damage to property, unauthorized entry, domestic abuse, and a separate charge of aggravated battery. His aunt, Sandra Sterling, told CNN he was a "gentle giant."
Photo credit: YouTube
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Local NAACP President Michael McClanahan held a press conference calling for Baton Rouge's mayor and police chief to resign: "This incident is only one incident in many. What we're going to do is root out the 1% of bad police officers that go around being the judge, the jury and executioner of innocent people, period — but more specifically, innocent black lives." Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (pictured) announced that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division will lead an investigation into the shooting.
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