When hundreds of protesters and residents filled the streets of Baton Rouge, La., on Wednesday night in response to Alton Sterling’s death, the police never appeared. A man bows his head in prayer at the start of a news conference by "Together Baton Rouge" about the recent shooting of Alton Sterling. Gerald Herbert/Associated Press A man bows his head in prayer at the start of a news conference by "Together Baton Rouge" about the recent shooting of Alton Sterling. She resented that the city didn’t send any officers, even black officers, who she thought would have been received warmly. Overnight, volunteers kept the peace and cleaned up as hundreds of people filled the street where Sterling was shot.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 07, 2016 17:41 UTC