Photo gallery: Alton Sterling shooting
Protesters gather in front of a mural painted on the wall of the convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot and killed, July 6, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Protesters block traffic and dance on the hood of a car near the Triple S Food Mart where Alton Sterling was shot and killed, July 6, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, surrounded by law enforcement representatives and legislators, addresses the media Wednesday, July 6, 2016, concerning the Alton Sterling shooting by a police officer.
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Baton Rouge police chief Carl Dabadie, Jr. center, bows his head in prayer with other officials at the start of a news conference at police headquarters in Baton Rouge, La., on July 6, 2016.
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People chant “Black lives matter” outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, La., on July 6, 2016.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at a podium with Baton Rouge lawmakers as he announces the U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights division would lead an investigation into the police killing of a black man, Alton Sterling.
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Arthur Baines signs “RIP Big Dogg” on a folding table that Alton Sterling used to sell homemade CDs outside a convenience store on July 6, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La.
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