Two cops won't be charged in fatal 2016 Baton Rouge shooting of black man they had pinned down

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Two cops won’t be charged in fatal 2016 Baton Rouge shooting of black man they had pinned down

In this July 5, 2016, image made from video, Alton Sterling is restrained by two Baton Rouge police officers, one holding a gun, outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Moments later, one of the officers shot and killed Sterling, a black man who had been selling CDs outside the store, while he was on the ground. Louisiana's attorney general has ruled out criminal charges against the two white officers in the fatal shooting. | ARTHUR REED / VIA AP

Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA

Mar 28, 2018

AP – Louisiana’s attorney general ruled out criminal charges Tuesday against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man during a struggle outside a convenience store nearly two years after his death caused widespread protests.

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision came nearly 11 months after the Justice Department ruled out federal criminal charges in Alton Sterling’s July 2016 death.

Officer Blane Salamoni shot and killed Sterling during a struggle outside a convenience store where the 37-year-old black man was selling homemade CDs. Officer Howie Lake II helped wrestle Sterling to the ground, but Lake didn’t fire his gun. Two cellphone videos of the shooting quickly spread on social media, leading to large protests.