Alton Sterling shooting: Second video emerges
- 8 years ago
A second video showing the shooting death of Alton Sterling, a black man shot several times while being held on the ground by police outside a Louisiana convenience store, was posted online Wednesday.
Police say the men responded to reports of a black man in a red shirt making threats with a gun and that an altercation had ensued.
One of the officers shot Sterling multiple times in the chest at close range and the other was seen taking something from his pants pocket while he was dying.
The store owner who provided the new video reported that Sterling was armed but was not holding his gun or touching his pocket during the incident.
Police say the men responded to reports of a black man in a red shirt making threats with a gun and that an altercation had ensued.
One of the officers shot Sterling multiple times in the chest at close range and the other was seen taking something from his pants pocket while he was dying.
The store owner who provided the new video reported that Sterling was armed but was not holding his gun or touching his pocket during the incident.