Sterling was pinned to the ground and shot in the chest by two white police officers on Tuesday. The officer who was on his legs now lies on the footpath above Sterling’s head, his gun pointed.
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Drake’s open letter comes after the outpouring of celebrity and influencer responses on social media after the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, who was shot by police in his auto in Minnesota after being pulled over for a busted taillight.
“He was handled unjustly and killed without regard for the lives that he helped raise”, Quinywetta McMillon, the mother of Sterling’s son, says.
The press conference began with leaders thanking Gov. John Bel Edwards for requesting a federal investigation into the fatal shooting caught on camera, but went on to say that more needs to be done.
Officer: “Both officers ok”. If you listen to the first video, at least when I listen to it, I only heard four shots, but it had been reported that there were up to six shots.
Sterling, a father of five, had several criminal convictions since the mid-1990s for battery, resisting arrest, burglary and other crimes.
“Like you, there is a lot that we do not understand and at this point, like you, I am demanding answers”, Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie, Jr. said.
Caitlin described the mood in Baton Rouge earlier Thursday, and said people are still digesting events.
Sterling, 37, was selling CDs near a convenience store early Tuesday and in a video, it appears that an officer was pinning Sterling to the ground with a second officer assisting.
“The most powerful, feared person in the world is an intelligent, black man”, Jones said.
State and local officials have said they have asked the Department of Justice to investigate and described them as the lead investigating agency. Two, we want justice. “They are going to try and make my nephew out to be a bad guy and get away with murdering another young black man”.
“Now, all eyes are in Baton Rouge”.
“Justin Timberlake simply wrote: “#AltonSterling”, MC Hammer called for justice, writing: “This barbaric behavior under the guise of law is despicable, inhumane and heartbreaking.
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In a statement, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called the shooting a tragedy and said trust between police and the communities they serve needs to be rebuilt.
