Alton Bertrell Sterling, 37, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of July 5, 2016, outside the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge while selling CDs. Police were called after a report that a man matching Sterling’s description had threatened someone with a gun. Two Baton Rouge officers, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II, arrived; bystander video shows an altercation during which officers tasered Sterling and wrestled him to the pavement. One officer warned that Sterling had a gun, and seconds later Salamoni fired six shots, striking Sterling in the chest and back. An autopsy confirmed death from multiple gunshot wounds and officers removed a loaded .38 caliber revolver from Sterling’s pocket after the shooting.

The killing prompted protests and a federal civil rights investigation. In May 2017 the Department of Justice declined to file federal criminal charges, finding insufficient evidence to show willful deprivation of civil rights. In March 2018 Louisiana’s Attorney General announced his office would not bring state criminal charges, calling the officers’ actions reasonable and justifiable. The Baton Rouge Police Department later fired Salamoni for violating use-of-force policies and suspended Lake for three days; Salamoni appealed and a settlement allowed him to retroactively resign.

Does anyone have firsthand knowledge of Sterling’s activities that night or of witnesses whose video has not been shared publicly?