Killing of Alton Sterling
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Killing of Alton Sterling
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On July 5, 2016, Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed by two Baton Rouge Police Department officers, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The officers, who were attempting to control Sterling's arms, shot Sterling to death, which was preceded by Salamoni threatening Sterling with his gun before Sterling was restrained, yelling that he would "shoot [Sterling] in the fucking head" if he moved. Police alleged that Sterling had reached for the loaded h
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2016 police killing of a black man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Alton_Sterling
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2024-04-22T03:30:20Z
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