buzzz worthy. . .#altonsterling By Mona Austin The shooting death of Alton Sterling is Eric Garner all over again. Police gunned down Sterling at point blank range on Tuesday in the parking lot of Triple S Alton Sterling was shot by Baton Rouge police. Food Mart in Baton Rouge, LA. Two officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) responded to a call saying the victim was selling CDs and had brandished a gun at them. The disturbing fatality was caught on cellphone video. When two police arrive they yell, "Get on the ground!" Sterling was not immediately cooperative. A shot is fired, then one officer tackles him. The police wrestled the 37-year-old father of 5 to the ground. "You fu*cking move I swear to God!," an officer yelled while pointed the gun at Sterling's head. As the victim was pinned to the ground 5 more shots rang out, leaving multiple gun shot wounds in his chest and back according to the Coroner. The voices of two ...
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