Local Vigils Held In Memory Of Man Shot By Louisiana Police

CHARLOTTE, NC– Outrage is growing across the country tonight after police shot and killed a man in Louisiana.

Here in Charlotte, people held a vigil for him tonight. Dozens of people lit candles at Midwood Park to remember Alton Sterling.

Charlotte residents want to show solidarity with those who are trying to keep protests in Baton Rouge peaceful.

Video shows officers pinning Alton Sterling to the ground. Someone yells “Gun!” Then you hear shots fired.

Sterling died from multiple gunshots to the back and chest. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is investigating the shooting.

Baton Rouge police say the officers were wearing body cams but they fell off during the altercation, and did not record the entire thing. The DOJ is investigating whether police could have used some other means of subduing Sterling; or whether he should have been subdued at all.