Reports: Police officers won't face charges in killing of Alton Sterling
- 7 years ago
The US Department of Justice has reportedly decided not to charge two white officers who shot and killed Alton Sterling, 37-year-old black man, in Louisiana last summer.
Video footage of the killing showed the officers holding Sterling on the ground when he was shot, prompting protests and a federal inquiry.
More than 100 people attended a vigil on Tuesday night outside the Triple S Food Mart where Sterling died on 5 July 2016.
It's the first inquiry into a high-profile police shooting to be completed during the Trump administration under Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions.
Video footage of the killing showed the officers holding Sterling on the ground when he was shot, prompting protests and a federal inquiry.
More than 100 people attended a vigil on Tuesday night outside the Triple S Food Mart where Sterling died on 5 July 2016.
It's the first inquiry into a high-profile police shooting to be completed during the Trump administration under Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions.