(East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office via AP). Eight weapons were stolen, and Thomas, who was apprehended at the scene, told investigators during questions that the guns and ammunition were stolen to be able to shoot and kill police during protests.
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Baton Rouge PD spokesman Maj.
The suspects-a 13-year-old juvenile, 17-year-old Antonio Thomas, and 20-year-old Malik Bridgewater-were arrested in connection to the pawn shop theft.
Sterling was shot to death as two white officers pinned him to the pavement.
The lawsuit claimed Baton Rouge police used excessive force, physical and verbal abuse, and conducted wrongful arrests to get protestors to stop speaking out against the police.
Abdullah Muflahi, owner of the Triple S Mart convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police last week, is suing Baton Rouge police. The killing was captured on cellphone video and circulated widely on the internet.
About 200 Baton Rouge protesters were arrested over a three-day period.
Police said Sterling was shot after reaching for a gun in his pocket. They are still looking for a fourth suspect in the alleged plot, NPR’s Greg Allen reports.
“We’ve all been asked numerous times by numerous individuals why the show of force, why are y’all responding in the manner in which you are”, he said.
Col. Mike Edmonson has stood by the actions of law enforcement, saying a local pawn shop burglary was linked to a threat against officers. “Protest in peace, not guns, not drugs, not alcohol, not violence”. “Protest in peace. No violence, none whatsoever”. But I want everyone to protest the right way.
The suit, filed in Baton Rouge federal court and assigned to U.S. District Judge John deGravelles, seeks a temporary restraining order against local and state law enforcement agencies to prevent authorities from interfering with the constitutionally protected right to gather peacefully in the days ahead.
While officers search for the heavily armed suspect, three arrests have been made in connection with the planned shooting.
Cameron Sterling isn’t the only child at the center of the dual police killings. Police have declined to comment about whether a gun was recovered.
Esman stated that Baton Rouge police failed to do their job again with the protests.
Alton Sterling’s son spoke of the protests while addressing reporters Wednesday morning.
The son of Alton Sterling, the Louisiana man whose death at the hands of police last week sparked protests, has called for peace at ongoing demonstrations.
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“I feel that people in general, no matter what the race is, should come together as one united family”, Cameron added.
