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Louisiana officer fatally shoots suspect, sparking protests

David Solomon, 60, left, and Calvin Wilson, 56, right, say they lived with Alton Sterling at the Living Waters Outreach Ministry Drop-In Center, and don't believe he carried a gun, on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge. Sterling was fatally shot during an altercation with Baton Rouge Police in the early morning hours of Tuesday, outside a Baton Rouge convenience store. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
David Solomon, 60, left, and Calvin Wilson, 56, right, say they lived with Alton Sterling at the Living Waters Outreach Ministry Drop-In Center, and don't believe he carried a gun, on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge. Sterling was fatally shot during an altercation with Baton Rouge Police in the early morning hours of Tuesday, outside a Baton Rouge convenience store. (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)

By Associated Press 2 min read

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A Louisiana police officer shot and killed a man following a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge convenience store, authorities said.

An autopsy shows Alton Sterling, 37, of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back, said East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. William Clark.

Officers responded to the store about 12:35 a.m. Tuesday after an anonymous caller indicated a man selling music CDs and wearing a red shirt threatened him with a gun, said Cpl. L’Jean McKneely.

Two officers responded and had some type of altercation with the man and one officer fatally shot the suspect, McKneely said. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard department policy, he said.

The store’s owner, Abdul Muflahi, told WAFB-TV that the first officer used a Taser on Sterling and the second officer tackled the man. Muflahi said as Sterling fought to get the officer off of him, the first officer shot him “four to six times.”