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Watch: Alton Sterling’s Aunt Says ‘All This Was For Nothing’

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Posted on May 3, 2017 · The Justice Department's decision not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the shooting death of a black man may not be the final legal chapter in a case that reverberated far beyond Louisiana's capital.

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Open Carry Law Under Fire

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on July 18, 2016 · The ability to openly carry a firearm in Texas became law on New Year’s Day. However, the recent shooting of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge have critics looking to revoke the privilege.

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3 Law Enforcement Officers Killed In Attack In Baton Rouge

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on July 18, 2016 · Three officers were killed and three others injured in a shooting in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday. The three slain officers and the suspect have been identified. The motive, however, is still unclear.

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UPDATE: Ex-Marine ID’d As Gunman Who Shot 3 Officers Dead, Wounded 3 More In Baton Rouge

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Posted on July 17, 2016 · Gavin Eugene Long, whose last known address was in Kansas City, Missouri, carried out the attack on his 29th birthday.

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No Charges In Fatal Shooting Of Alton Sterling By Louisiana Police

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press / ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Associated Press

Posted on March 27, 2018 · Louisiana's attorney general ruled out criminal charges against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of Sterling during a struggle outside a convenience store where the 37-year-old black man was selling homemade CDs

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Houston Sends Supplies And Donations To Survivors Of Floods In Baton Rouge

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Posted on September 9, 2016 · Local churches collected water, cleaning products, school supplies and clothes.

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Open Carry Law Under Fire

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on July 18, 2016 · The ability to openly carry a firearm in Texas became law on New Year’s Day. However, the recent shooting of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge have critics looking to revoke the privilege.

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How Law Enforcement Deals with Open Carriers Amidst Rising Tensions

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 18, 2016 · Three law enforcement officers were fatally shot – and three more wounded – Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. State police officials today say the shooter "was targeting officers." The attack on police, of course, follows the one in Dallas just eleven days ago at an otherwise peaceful protest organized in response to two high-profile […]

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