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BREAKING: Louisiana Cops Say Alton Sterling Reached For His Gun, Gun Butt Was Visible

Hank Berrien

According to an affidavit submitted by the two Baton Rouge police officers who shot Alton Sterling, Sterling reached for a handgun, which was visible in his front pocket, before the officers opened fire, killing him.

The Advocate reports that the affidavit was one portion of a search warrant submitted by the Baton Rouge Police Department to retrieve surveillance video from the Triple S Food Mart.

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