During an emotional press conference, people cried out for justice following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alton Sterling. Halen Doughty has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards is calling on federal agencies to investigate the fatal officer involved shooting which left 37-year-old Alton Sterling dead. Emelie Gunn has more…
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There are cries for justice as result of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alton Sterling by a Baton Rouge police officer. During an emotional press conference, the president of the Baton Rouge branch of the NAACP, Mike McClanahan, called out the Baton Rouge Police Department for not releasing the security footage of the shooting. He says this incident is only one of many.
Sterling, who is black, was killed after a struggle with two white policemen. Officers confronted him after receiving a call about a man with a gun in the area. McClanahan not only called for a federal investigation into the matter, he also demanded that those he believes are responsible step down from their positions, including the Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie.
The mother of Sterling’s son, Quinyetta McMillian, also spoke at the press conference. Sterling’s oldest son, 15-year-old Cameron, became emotional watching his mother speak about his father. McMillian blames the media for making this harder on her family, especially her son, by showing cell phone footage of the incident.
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Governor John Bel Edwards spoke out about the recent officer involved shooting which resulted in the death of 37-year-old Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge. Edwards is calling on federal agencies to investigate the fatal shooting…
Edwards says State Police will also assist if needed. He says Louisiana is known for coming together as a community in difficult circumstances, so during this time we need to come together.
The names of the two officers involved have been released as Blane Salamoni, who has been on the force for 4 years and Howie Lake, who has been in the department for three years. The governor says this is a very serious matter…
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Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie says 37-year-old Alton Sterling was armed when he was shot by police officers outside a convenience store, but they still have questions on how this tragedy occurred. Dabadie offered the media the information about the shooting they have at this time. He says someone called 911 saying that a black man selling CDs threatened them with a gun.
During a press conference earlier this morning, Baton Rouge NAACP president Mike McClanahan called for Dabadie to resign. Dabadie says he has worked with McClanahan for the past few years on resolving problems like this, and he believes McClanahan was speaking out of emotion.
Dabadie says they have turned audio and video evidence of the incident to the US Justice Department so they can conduct a “transparent, neutral investigation.” He says no stone will be left unturned.
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Most of Louisiana is under a heat advisory today. Kent Kuyper with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says temperatures are in the mid to upper 90s this afternoon and we don’t see much of a cool down at night.
Kuyper says rain is what usually tends to cool us off in the summer. He says unfortunately, there is very little chance for precipitation over the next few days.
Kuyper says the hottest part of the year typically comes around the first two weeks in August. He says it’s important to take precautions when going outside so you don’t get overheated.