Louisiana Police Shooting

• Police officers won’t be charged in Alton Sterling shooting

  The Justice Department won't charge two white police officers in the death of Alton Sterling whose fatal shooting was captured on cellphone video, fueling wide-spread protests.

  Crime

  May 2, 2017
  
• Louisiana cop convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of autistic boy

  The gruesome encounter was captured on tape by another police officer's body camera.

  Crime

  Mar 24, 2017
  
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• Graphic video showing fatal police shooting of 6-year-old boy released as murder trial evidence

  After a police body camera captured two deputy city marshals firing on a car and killing a 6-year-old boy, the head of the Louisiana State Police said the video was the most disturbing thing he's seen.

  Crime

  Sep 29, 2016
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• Texas officer fatally shot at his Austin-area home

  A Texas sheriff's deputy was shot and killed at his home north of Austin before dawn on Monday in what authorities said appeared to be an attempted robbery.

  World

  Jul 25, 2016
• Woman shot by city police officer in Louisiana, state police say

  A shooting in which a police officer wounded a woman is being investigated, Louisiana authorities said Wednesday.

  World

  Jul 20, 2016
• Police in Baton Rouge arrest 3 in ‘credible threat’ to harm officers

  Police arrested three suspects and were seeking a possible fourth suspect accused of stealing several handguns as part of what authorities Tuesday described as "substantial, credible threat" to harm police officers in the Baton Rouge area.

  Crime

  Jul 12, 2016
• Baton Rouge police search warrant claims Alton Sterling reached for gun

  A search warrant from Baton Rouge police says officers saw "the butt of a gun" in Alton Sterling's pocket during the arrest and that he tried "to reach for the gun from his pocket."

  World

  Jul 12, 2016
• Drake pens open letter on Alton Sterling shooting, ‘concerned for the safety’ of friends, family

  In the wake of the shooting, Drake is calling for an open conversation between police and people of colour to help change the pattern.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2016
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• Alton Sterling shooting by Baton Rouge police sparks outrage, U.S. Justice Dept. investigation

  The U.S. Justice Department says it will open a civil rights investigation into the videotaped police shooting of a black man outside a Baton Rouge convenience store.

  World

  Jul 6, 2016