Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has ruled criminal charges are not warranted against two white Baton Rouge police officers who fatally shot a black man during an altercation in front of a convenience store in July of 2016. Landry’s office reviewed the evidence of the Alton Sterling shooting for nearly a year, concluding the shooting involving officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake was justified.
He says toxicology reports from the autopsy also showed Sterling was under the influence of illegal drugs, which contributed to his noncompliance…
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The attorney for Sterling family, Chris Stewart, says justice was not served…
Stewart says a civil lawsuit has already been filed against the city and the officers.
The fatal shooting of Sterling in July of 2016 sparked several days of protests in the capital city, a large police presence and some major roads had to be closed. Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston-Broome calls on the public to keep future demonstrations lawful.
The Baton Rouge Police Department is reviewing the incident, and is expected to make a decision on the employment status of Officers Salamoni and Lake by the end of the week.
A bill to allow the home delivery of factory sealed alcohol to your front door has passed out of a Senate committee. Bill sponsor, Jennings Senator Blade Morrish says drivers who would deliver the factory sealed alcohol would be held under the same rules as a bartender…