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| Alton Sterling shooting: Second video emerges of police killing black man | |
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| New video footage has emerged of the fatal police shooting of a black man in Louisiana, showing one of the officers involved taking what looks like a gun out of Alton Sterling's pocket as the father of five lies dying on the ground. | |
| There have already been demonstrations from protesters shouting “Black Lives matter” after a first video appeared to show two white police officers holding Mr Sterling down and shooting him in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday. | There have already been demonstrations from protesters shouting “Black Lives matter” after a first video appeared to show two white police officers holding Mr Sterling down and shooting him in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday. |
| A second video, recorded by a local shopkeeper from a different angle, has now emerged. | A second video, recorded by a local shopkeeper from a different angle, has now emerged. |
| It appears to show Mr Sterling, 37, already on the ground, with one police officer kneeling beside him and the other apparently straddling his legs. | |
| After someone shouts the word “gun”, both officers appear to draw their weapons. At least two shots are fired. | After someone shouts the word “gun”, both officers appear to draw their weapons. At least two shots are fired. |
| The camera pans away from the scene, but a further burst of gunfire can be heard on the audio. | The camera pans away from the scene, but a further burst of gunfire can be heard on the audio. |
| When the camera pans back, one officer can be seen lying on his side pointing his gun at Mr Sterling, who now has a large pool of blood on his chest. | When the camera pans back, one officer can be seen lying on his side pointing his gun at Mr Sterling, who now has a large pool of blood on his chest. |
| A passer-by can be heard asking: “What was that for, man?” A police officer is heard saying: “Shots fired, shots fired.” | A passer-by can be heard asking: “What was that for, man?” A police officer is heard saying: “Shots fired, shots fired.” |
| As Mr Sterling slowly moves his left arm, the second officer comes into view , removes what appears to be a gun from Mr Sterling’s right trouser pocket, and walks away with it. | |
| The video clip was filmed by Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of the convenience store outside which the shooting occurred. The police officers had been called to after reports that a man selling CDs outside the convenience store had threatened someone with a gun. | The video clip was filmed by Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of the convenience store outside which the shooting occurred. The police officers had been called to after reports that a man selling CDs outside the convenience store had threatened someone with a gun. |
| Mr Muflahi told the Guardian: “I was just in shock. They shot him three times, and rolled off of him. Then they shot him three more times. | Mr Muflahi told the Guardian: “I was just in shock. They shot him three times, and rolled off of him. Then they shot him three more times. |
| “That’s his gun they are taking out of his pocket. | “That’s his gun they are taking out of his pocket. |
| “As soon as I finished the video, I put my phone in my pocket. I knew they would take it from me, if they knew I had it. They took my security camera videos. They told me they had a warrant, but didn’t show me one. So I kept this video for myself. Otherwise, what proof do I have?” | “As soon as I finished the video, I put my phone in my pocket. I knew they would take it from me, if they knew I had it. They took my security camera videos. They told me they had a warrant, but didn’t show me one. So I kept this video for myself. Otherwise, what proof do I have?” |
| The US Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the incident. | The US Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the incident. |