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July 18, 2016

Baton Rouge: Hundreds Attend Funeral of Alton Sterling
 
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Sunday's shooting came only two days after hundreds of people gathered
for the funeral of Alton Sterling. Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden did not
attend. Holden has reportedly not even called the Sterling family yet.
Hundreds of people protested outside the Mayor's Office, demanding his
resignation in the wake of Sterling's death. Other prominent officials,
including staff of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Louisiana
Congressmember Cedric Richmond, did attend Alton Sterling's funeral on
Friday.
Topics:Police Brutality

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