Graphic new footage shows how a 37-year-old black man Alton Sterling was
thrown to the ground and shot by white cops (Blane Salamoni and Howie
Lake II) after they allegedly received a complaint about a man making
threats while selling CDs outside a store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In
the video, the cops are seen yelling at Sterling to get on the ground
before he was then tackled. As he continues to move on the ground, one
of the officers reaches for his gun and then points it at the
father-of-five’s chest. Seconds later, the first shot is heard, followed
quickly by another two.
Three more shots are heard and when the store
owner turns his camera back to the scene, Alton Sterling is seen on the
ground with blood seeping from his chest. One of the officers then leans
over and grabs what appears to be a gun from his ‘pocket’.
Alton
was not holding the gun at time he was shot and was definitely not a
threat to the Police. They however quickly took CCTV footage from the
store without the owner’s permission, but said they would hand it over
to investigators. Thankfully, the store owner had a video he personally
recorded. Watch the video below…