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Two police officers pin down Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, and shot him six times.
Alton Sterling was selling CDs outside the convenience store.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police say received an anonymous 911 caller reported a man threatening him with a gun.
The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will investigating the shooting , along with The U.S. attorney’s office in Baton Rouge, the FBI and state police Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards told reporters Wednesday.
“The video is disturbing to say the least,” Edwards said.
