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Nation reacts to shooting deaths of police officers, black men in Texas, Minnesota, Louisiana

Mourners and demonstrators gathered nationwide in the wake of the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers, and of two black men shot fatally by police, Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota.
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Jul 7, 2016

Louisiana remembers Alton Sterling

Christina Tkacik 0 Comment Americas #BlackLivesMatter, alton sterling, Louisiana, protests

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Members of the African-American community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, mourned the death of Alton Sterling with vigils and protests this week. Bearing signs with slogans such as #BlackLivesMatter and #NoJusticeNoPeace, many gathered near the Triple S Food Mart where Sterling was shot by a police officer on July 5th, leading the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation.