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Alton Bertrell Sterling

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Jul 05, 2016

Victim Details

Alton Bertrell Sterling

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2016-07-05

37

Alton

Bertrell Sterling

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 5, 2016, Alton Bertrell Sterling, a 37-year-old Black man, was selling CDs outside the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police were dispatched to the convenience store after receiving a report that a man matching Sterling's description had threatened someone with a gun. What transpired next was a fatal encounter that was captured on video by multiple bystanders, sparking widespread outrage and protests.

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  • Shooting of Alton Sterling - Wikipedia
  • the Guardian: Police killing of Alton Sterling to be investigated by Department of Justice
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