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The federal government is making an announcement about its investigation into a police officer’s shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge at 1 p.m. Wednesday (May 3) – declining to prosecute the officers under federal civil rights statutes. Federal officials also met with Sterling’s family and attorneys beforehand at 11 a.m. Both meetings taking place at the federal courthouse in downtown Baton Rouge.
Acting U.S. Attorney Corey Amundson, the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division, and the FBI field office in New Orleans are involved in the 1 p.m. announcement. National news outlets reported Tuesday that Justice officials have decided not to bring federal criminal charges against the two officers involved in Sterling’s death. But the federal government has not revealed what its decision is publicly or to the Sterling family yet. It is doing so now.
Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards are expected to hold a press conference reacting to the federal government’s announcement 30 minutes after the justice department’s announcement. The Edwards administration expects not only a decision in the Sterling investigation to come out Wednesday, but also a report on the investigation.
We will update this post once we know more. We are very concerned that this decision will be a catalyst for civil unrest. Our Louisiana chapter is working hard within the local community to help in any way we can.
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