With multiple videos surfacing, many people are wondering was the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling justified. LSU Criminal Law Professor Ken Levy says from watching the videos, he believes a manslaughter charge is warranted here.
Levy says police did have reason to believe that Sterling was armed, but just having a gun doesn’t give police the right to shoot.
Governor John Bel Edwards is urging the public to let the Justice Department take the time it needs to conduct a thorough investigation into the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling. He says the agency will be professional and transparent during the process and wants everyone to be patient because the investigation may take a while…
Edwards says we’re now going to have a renewed focus on training and retraining police officers.
Louisiana law enforcement are gearing up for a potential threat following the Dallas attack that left five police officers dead and seven injured. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says they are working on race relations between law enforcement and the public. He says in order for people to respect authorities, they have to be able to trust them. He says that starts with transparency and communication.
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Edmonson says police have been investigating riot threats that have been made on social media and asks the public to be on the lookout for suspicious activity.
Funeral services are today for 40-year-old Shannon Labit (La-beet) of New Iberia who was fatally shot early Sunday during a standoff with Iberia Parish Sheriff deputies. Labit’s nephew, Jeremy Randazzo, says the lack of specialized training to handle encounters with individuals suffering from mental illness led to his uncle’s unnecessary death.