Justice Department not expected to charge police in Alton Sterling death
The U.S. Department of Justice is not expected to charge Louisiana police officers in last summer’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old black man in Baton Rouge, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Alton Sterling was selling CDs outside of a gas station convenience store when approached by police and shot and killed last July. The struggle was captured on videotape and also ignited waves of protest and national condemnation.
The person with knowledge of the case is not authorized to comment publicly and declined to elaborate on the decision involving the two local officers.
