Others said that, because of his record, the fact that he was carrying a firearm and resisting arrest justified the officers’ actions. However, they used the plot to kill officers, which they described as “real, credible evidence” that police were under a serious threat, as their justification for how law enforcement had handled protests in the city over the weekend.
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Baton Rouge police also arrested a man identified as Trashone Coats, 23, for buying two of the stolen weapons.He was charged with illegal possession of a stolen firearm. The officer said he was able to call for backup as Sterling tried to push him off. “Not beating the police, not police beating the people”.
Baton Rouge PD spokesman Maj. That was a sacrifice to show everyone what has been going on in life.
Cameron is visiting Washington on Thursday where he’s expected to meet with United States president Barack Obama, before his father’s funeral on Friday. Police tackled Sterling, then shot him multiple times. The 32-year-old was shot by police in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, during a traffic stop. Obama created the program to help minority males stay on the right path.
The funeral for a 37-year-old black man who was killed by police has started in Baton Rouge.
“I truly believe that we can have parallel conversations about respect for police officers, making sure that they’re safe, but also have a parallel conversation about the things that are happening with African-American males across the country“, James said.
Cameron thanked supporters and urged them to remain peaceful. Multiple bystanders recorded the shooting on cellphones. One of the officers pulled an object from his pocket as they searched his body – likely a gun.
Part of the struggle between police and Sterling was captured on video that was spread via social media, setting off protests nationwide.
Sterling’s death was recorded on cellphone video and shared across the internet.
The suspect didn’t offer details about when or where a possible plot would be carried out, per the The Associated Press. She, like so many others, says she wants aggressive policing to end. “None what so ever”, Cameron Sterling said.
“We learned from that suspect that was taken into custody that the reason the burglary was being done was to harm police officers”, Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie said. “Their goal and objective in the burglary was to get bullets, I think as his statement was, to get bullets to harm police officers in the Baton Rouge area”. Antonio Thomas, 17, and Malik Bridgewater, 20, were apprehended on firearms and burglary charges. The shop owner told investigators it doesn’t appear that any bullets were stolen.
The first suspect told police “the reason the burglary was being done was to harm police officers” the chief said.
Community leaders in Baton Rouge have sought to defuse the tension. Sterling was shot and killed last.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert). Ella Carr, center, of Austin, Texas, puts her fist up during live music at a night rally in honor of Alton Sterling, outside the Triple S Food mart in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, July 11, 2016.
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More than 100 people were arrested during a protest Saturday, including two local journalists and activist Deray Mckesson.
