A pair of horrifying videos show the cops wrestle Sterling to down and pin him to the pavement. She said the video “tore (her) up” because she saw “what you all see”.
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The homeless man then used his cell phone to call 911, the official said.
When graphic video of the shooting was published online, the hashtag #AltonSterling began circulating on Twitter, and crowds gathered in Baton Rouge to protest. “We send our honest condolences to his family, and join the call for a transparent investigation of the shooting, including the release of any surveillance, dash-cam, or police body-worn camera video”.
Sterling was shot early Tuesday as he wrestled with two white police officers outside the convenience store where he sold music and movies on compact discs.
A Warrensville police officer watched the video then went on Facebook to react.
As she spoke, McMillon and Sterling’s 15-year-old son stood by her side, sobbing.
He said he was “encouraged” that the Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
We want to call attention, however, to a significant potential unintended outcome of that decision, coupled with the decision by the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney, Hillar Moore, to withdraw from any investigatory role in this case.
One of the crucial next steps will be to determine what happened before the confrontation ensued. No further details were provided on the type of firearm.
A civil rights investigation is, of course, appropriate and of crucial importance.
It’s not clear if anyone is investigating possible violation of state law. But he says he’s “encouraged” the U.S. Justice Department is conducting a civil rights investigation into the Louisiana shooting.
The coalition leaders also urged community residents to continue their protests. There was a small protest Thursday morning, and another was expected later in the day. A single pop is heard.
Someone yelled, “He’s got a gun!” Sterling, who was armed but had his gun in his pocket, died moments later.
The officer radios for an ambulance.
Video recorded by a bystander’s cellphone showed an officer confronting Sterling and ordering him to the ground.
In the latest death, a Minnesota officer shot a black man in a auto with a woman and a child about 9 p.m. Wednesday, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath of the killing was livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video. He identified the officers involved as Blane Salamoni, a four-year member of the department and Howie Lake II, who has been on the force for three years.
Tensions are running high in the city of 238,000 people as officials vowed to be transparent about how they handle the controversial case.
“The individuals involved in his murder took away a man with children who depended upon their daddy on a daily basis”. I said, “I want to make a difference”. “I know officers like me who’d give their lives for other people”. I knew what it was like to have a parent on drugs.
Footage confirmed some of the claims made by the food store owner, who told local media that Sterling was shot several times.
“Alton was a respected man”.
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. Sterling, 37, was outside the convience store at which he worked. Sterling never got into fights, he said.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – The mood was emotional, and at times angry, as evening unfolded in the working-class, predominantly black Louisiana neighborhood where the police killing of a black man was caught on videotape.
