The US Department of Justice will investigate the fatal police shooting in Baton Rouge. Emelie Gunn on what happens next..:
CUT 1 (31) “I’m Emelie Gunn”

Executive Director of the Louisiana ACLU, Marjorie Esman, says in order to prevent these types of police shootings from happening, officers need more training. She’s concerned about the body cameras not being in use in the Sterlington case..:
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People throughout north Louisiana are gathering today to mourn the loss of 28-year-old Sterlington Police Sgt. David Elahi (eh-lah-hee), who was killed by a suspected drunk driver while conducting a traffic stop. Rev. Chad Brooks was a friend of Elahi’s and will officiate the funeral service today. He says Elahi was kindhearted as an officer and genuinely cared for the people he helped…:
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Elahi is survived by his fiancé Danna Parsley and 2-year-old daughter Alba, as well as an expected child due in January.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says they are questioning the parents of a 2-year-old body whose body was found on the Mississippi River levee near the Huey P Long Bridge. It’s reported that a family member of the child called the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office to report the boy missing on Tuesday, and now the investigation is being taken over by JPSO. Additional information is not available at this time.