Louisiana Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect, Sparking Protests

BATON ROUGE, La.— A Louisiana police officer shot and killed a man following a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge convenience store, authorities said.An autopsy shows Alton Sterling, 37, of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday of multiple gunshot wounds to the...
Louisiana Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect, Sparking Protests
David Solomon, 60, left, and Calvin Wilson, 56, right, say they lived with Alton Sterling at the Living Waters Outreach Ministry Drop-In Center, and don't believe he carried a gun, on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge. Sterling was fatally shot during an altercation with Baton Rouge Police in the early morning hours of Tuesday, outside a Baton Rouge convenience store. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
The Associated Press
7/6/2016
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7/6/2016