Authorities said they arrested one suspect – Antonio Thomas, 17 – at the scene with a handgun and a BB gun.
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All three suspects face charges that include burglary, simple burglary, and theft of a firearm; none have been charged in any attempt to harm police.
A 13-year-old boy, whose identity was withheld because he is a juvenile, was arrested when the group robbed a pawn shop of firearms with the intent of carrying out their crime.
A prominent Black Lives Matter activist arrested in Louisiana while protesting the killing of a black man during a struggle with white police officers says he is returning to Baltimore.
The 31-year-old Mckesson was arrested Saturday on a charge of obstructing a highway.
Sterling, 37, refused orders from the two police officers to set his hands on the hood of a auto when they approached him, the warrant stated.
Sterling died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back, East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. William Clark said.
“The goal of this Situational Information Report is to alert first responders of threats to law enforcement and potential threats to the safety of the general public”, the document said. Protest in peace. Not guns, not drugs, not alcohol, not violence. Over a three-day period, police arrested about 200 people. “Most of the protesters tried to obey police orders to stay out of the roadway, even backing off a grassy strip next to the road when police told them to move onto the sidewalk”.
“I want everyone to protest the right way”, Cameron Sterling spoke during a news conference today”.
Surveillance video shows the suspects using a ladder to climb to the roof of the building, where they broke into the pawn shop, police said.
Mike Edmonson referred to it as a “substantial, credible threat” to police, reports the Daily Mail.
Critics have questioned the riot gear and weaponry carried by police officers, saying it’s out of line with keeping protests from becoming violent.
The lawyer, Justin Bamberg, told reporters Wednesday that Alton Sterling’s family is pleased that the Justice Department is investigating the July 5 shooting but said that’s not enough.
Police have not identified the fourth suspect, who is still at large, but are asking that he turn himself in. However, she said, the ones dressed in SWAT-style gear were more confrontational.
Esman said the distrust between law enforcement and the community comes from the public’s perception of the departments and she believes it is up to police to reduce the existing tension.
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The incident, captured on video, sparked nationwide protests and was part of the motivation behind the deadly ambush of Dallas police officers Thursday.
