Alton Sterling was selling CDs outside a convenience store when he was fatally shot by police Tuesday morning.
[Warning, Video is Graphic] There has been yet another police shooting caught on camera. Alton Sterling was shot by Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officers at point blank range after a being apprehended. In the video one of the offices was heard telling Sterling to get on the ground. After being tackled, one of the officers […]
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