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KMOD

(7,906 posts) Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:10 PM Jul 2016

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Re: Alton Sterling

Does anyone have any information as to why the officers were attempting to take down and restrain Mr. Sterling in the first place?

All of the news and information I'm seeing and reading is related to his being shot and killed, which is horrifying, but what led up to that?

From what I've learned, he was selling CDs outside of a store. I don't understand how this even escalated to this point.

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Re: Alton Sterling (Original Post) KMOD Jul 2016 OP

There were reports of a shooting Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #1

Why did they shoot him in the back? Rex Jul 2016 #2

from what I saw - they shot him in the chest KT2000 Jul 2016 #4

They shot him in the back after rolling off of him, the second video is ... I don't even want to see uponit7771 Jul 2016 #6

Did you read this somewhere? KMOD Jul 2016 #3

...and just picked a random black person who wasn't even involved. Unprofessional and stupid uponit7771 Jul 2016 #5

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

1. There were reports of a shooting

Reply to KMOD (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:12 PM

Jul 2016

Sterling was not the shooter. The cops showed up not knowing who was involved.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

2. Why did they shoot him in the back?

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:14 PM

Jul 2016

And then take the security footage is what I want to know.

KT2000

(21,270 posts)

4. from what I saw - they shot him in the chest

Reply to Rex (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 12:49 AM

Jul 2016

he was on his back. It sounded like about 6 shots.

uponit7771

(92,581 posts)

6. They shot him in the back after rolling off of him, the second video is ... I don't even want to see

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 02:58 AM

Jul 2016

... it

KMOD

(7,906 posts)

3. Did you read this somewhere?

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:33 PM

Jul 2016

Do you have a link?

I really want to hear the background on why the police thought they needed to tackle him and restrain him in the first place.

uponit7771

(92,581 posts)

5. ...and just picked a random black person who wasn't even involved. Unprofessional and stupid

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 02:57 AM

Jul 2016

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