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Again Black in the US shot by police

A new case of deadly police violence against African-Americans has triggered in the United States Protest. A Video shows how two police officers holding the man on the ground shortly thereafter, he is dead.

In Baton Rouge, protesters gathered to protest against the killing of Alton sterling

In the city of Baton Rouge in the state of Louisiana, it came spontaneously to Protest. On Tuesday evening, a Black had been in front of a business by the police shot. The 37-year-old Alton Sterling had sold CDs.

According to police, previously, an anonymous caller had reported that he’ll be threatened from a CD-seller in a red T-Shirt with a gun. Then officials were disengaged and Alton Sterling had placed on the Parking lot of a grocery store.

The Video still image shows a police officer pointing a gun on the ground, Alton Sterling

An eye-witness recorded and in the social networks spread Video shows how two police officers to force a Black man in a red T-Shirt to the floor. One of the officers shoots from a short distance four Times on him.

U.S. Department of justice with the incident has

The police chief of Baton Rouge, Carl Dabadie, told journalists that the man had been armed. It was unclear, however, what exactly happened. The incident is being investigated, according to Governor John Bel Edwards from the U.S. Department of justice.

The 37-year-old Alton Sterling is not the first victim of police violence against African-Americans

In a first communication, the police had spoken of a dispute between Sterling and the officials. Sterling shots had been fired, he still died at the scene. Two officials had been asked routinely, temporarily, from the service. In addition, an internal investigation had been initiated.

Twitter users outraged

The police told CNN that they wanted to evaluate the Video. Many Twitter users reacted indignant. Activists of the Anti-racism movement, “Black is one of Live’s Matter” (the life of the Black) wrote knapp: “It is not enough. #AltonSterling”. This Hashtag was on Wednesday according to Twitter, the most widespread in the United States. Also on Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Baton Rouge to protest against the killing sterling.

Memories of Ferguson

Cases of such police brutality had caused in the past few years in the United States repeatedly for outrage and riots in the African-American population. In the summer of 2014 caused the
A night in Ferguson killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson# Missouri severe unrest.

In the past year, sparked the
Death of Freddie Gray in the East coast city of Baltimore angry and sometimes violent protests. The Afro-American was in police custody died.

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