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Philando Castile Dead after being shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Minnesota. This shooting happened hours after Alton Sterling was shot and killed by Baton Rouge police in front of a convenience store. In the very graphic video, Castile’s girlfriend, Lavish Reynolds filmed the interaction between the victim and the officer who shot him. According to Reynolds, Castile did notify the officer that he did have a firearm and reached for his license and registration, only for the cop to shoot him four times.
Castile’s four-year old daughter was also in the vehicle.
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Celebrities React To The Death Of Alton Sterling
Celebrities React To The Death Of Alton Sterling
1. The world is outraged after a video surfaced on Tuesday night of a Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officer shooting and killing an unarmed Black man who was selling CDs outside of a Food Mart. Sterling was shot multiple times in the chest and back and died immediately.
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2. Zendaya was one of the first celebs to react on social media.
Source: 2 of 11How many more times must this happen for us to matter? How many more must we lose?
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) July 6, 2016
BLACK. LIVES. MATTER. #AltonSterling
3. Diggy Simmons shared his feelings on Twitter.
Source: 3 of 11This really hurts man... #AltonSterling #RIP
— Diggy (@diggy_simmons) July 6, 2016
4. NBA star John Wall simply tweeted Sterling’s name.
— John Wall (@JohnWall) July 6, 2016Source: 4 of 11
5. D.L Hughley spoke out on cops wearing body cams.
Source: 5 of 11Maybe it's just me, but it seems like every time a cops body cam doesn't work a black person dies! #AltonSterling #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) July 6, 2016
6. Activist Deray Mckesson shared his disbelief.
Source: 6 of 11#AltonSterling could've been me, or you, or my uncle, or my father. & they killed him so easily. It was just so easy for them to kill him.
— deray (@deray) July 6, 2016
7. Samira Wiley wants the media to “Say His Name.”
Source: 7 of 11#AltonSterling. Say his name.
— Samira Wiley (@samirawiley) July 6, 2016
8. Karrueche shared her condolences.
Source: 8 of 11Love and prayers to Baton Rouge #AltonSterling
— Karrueche Tran (@karrueche) July 6, 2016
9. Amy Schumer sent her love.
Source: 9 of 1110. NBA star Jeremy Lin expressed his frustration.
Source: 10 of 11Foreal though wth?!? The #AltonSterling video makes me sick...its gettin out of control!! #blacklivesmatter #thisworldneedsprayer
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 6, 2016
11. Angie Martinez expressed her shock.
Source: 11 of 11Watching a murder on twitter is not ok man. Heartbreaking. And Infuriating. God help us all. #AltonSterling
— Angie Martinez (@angiemartinez) July 6, 2016
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