07-08-2016, 07:37 PM
The Killing of Alton Sterling -- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
I didn't have a chance to post specifics regarding the Alton Sterling case earlier this week, but it's been referenced in a couple of threads.
Here's some background:
1. Alton was a 37-year-old father of five who sold CDs outside a Baton Rouge mini-mart.
2. The store owner describes Alton as a friendly and mellow dude who never had any confrontations during the two years that he sold CDs outside the store.
3. On Tuesday of this week, a homeless man called 911 and complained about a man selling CDs outside the store. He said the man had a gun and and he'd told the homeless man that he needed to go away.
4. Two police officers responded. They pinned Alton up against a car in the parking lot. According to the store owner who taped the incident, Alton was asking police what he'd done wrong.
5. Police then pinned Alton on the ground. Alton was shot by police multiple times while he was restrained and he died at the scene.
6. In the cell video below, you can see the police restraining Alton, shooting him, and one of the cops removing something from Alton's pocket after he was shot; appears to be a gun.
7. The two officers involved had multiple previous complaints for excessive use of force. They say they were in fear for their lives when they shot Alton.
8. Alton had a felony record for carrying a gun while in possession of drugs (marijuana); there's no indication that was known by the responding officers.
9. The killing of Alton Sterling occured two days before the killing of Philando Castile; both incidents spurred last night's Dallas protests where a lone sniper with military training executed 5 police officers before he was bombed to death by police.
I didn't have a chance to post specifics regarding the Alton Sterling case earlier this week, but it's been referenced in a couple of threads.
Here's some background:
1. Alton was a 37-year-old father of five who sold CDs outside a Baton Rouge mini-mart.
2. The store owner describes Alton as a friendly and mellow dude who never had any confrontations during the two years that he sold CDs outside the store.
3. On Tuesday of this week, a homeless man called 911 and complained about a man selling CDs outside the store. He said the man had a gun and and he'd told the homeless man that he needed to go away.
4. Two police officers responded. They pinned Alton up against a car in the parking lot. According to the store owner who taped the incident, Alton was asking police what he'd done wrong.
5. Police then pinned Alton on the ground. Alton was shot by police multiple times while he was restrained and he died at the scene.
6. In the cell video below, you can see the police restraining Alton, shooting him, and one of the cops removing something from Alton's pocket after he was shot; appears to be a gun.
7. The two officers involved had multiple previous complaints for excessive use of force. They say they were in fear for their lives when they shot Alton.
8. Alton had a felony record for carrying a gun while in possession of drugs (marijuana); there's no indication that was known by the responding officers.
9. The killing of Alton Sterling occured two days before the killing of Philando Castile; both incidents spurred last night's Dallas protests where a lone sniper with military training executed 5 police officers before he was bombed to death by police.