Protests erupt in Baton Rouge after graphic video of police shooting surfaces
 

Protests erupt in Baton Rouge after graphic video of police shooting surfaces
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Protesters flooded the streets of Baton Rogue, Louisiana, Tuesday evening after disturbing footage emerged of local police appearing to shoot a man as he was held to the ground.

The man, Alton Sterling, 37, was shot outside a convenience store at around 12:35 a.m. Tuesday morning during an altercation with two ******rs, Baton Rogue Police*confirmed in a statement. He died at the scene and*police are investigating.

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According to police, ******rs had responded to a*disturbance call from an unnamed person about*a black male who was selling music CD's and had threatened him with a gun.* Read more...


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