Reports of Multiple Officers Shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Early Reports)
Life had just begun to slowly return to normalcy for Tanya Sterling, the cousin of Alton Sterling, after his funeral on Friday at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.
Then, on Sunday, she heard the news from her mother of the police shooting. More officers shot dead, this time, not far from her home.
She was shocked, angry and saddened.
"It seems like after Alton"s death, so much has been going on dealing withpolice and killing other police officers. So much chaos. So much is happening," said Sterling, 25.
"I hate that it was my cousin who passed. I hate that it was him who died and for all this to have happened. I wish that none of this happened."
Alton Sterlingwas sellingCDs in front of a convenience store inBaton Rouge on July 5 when police responded to reports of an armed man threatening people. During the confrontation, police fatally shot the 37-year-old father of five.
At her cousin"s funeral, one of the prayers Tanya Sterling had offered was "for peace in protesting," she said.
It was unclear who the latest shooting"s suspects were or whether they were involved in any of the sometimes heated protests in the city.
Still, Sterling said, she was again making prayers on Sunday morning. "Peaceful protesting, please," she said. "Peaceful protesting."
Source: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-baton-rouge-police-killed-live-updates-htmlstory.html
