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15-year-old son of Louisiana man shot by police breaks down in tears

The family of a black man shot multiple times by police during a confrontation at a Louisiana convenience store called for an independent investigation and officials to resign in the wake of video showing the chilling incident.

Graphic footage circulating online filmed by a witness early Tuesday appears to show Alton Sterling, 37, being shot as two cops pin him to the ground.His death has sparked protests against police brutality in Baton Rouge, and family members and the local NAACP branch called for Louisiana State Police to take over the review from the Baton Rouge Police Department.

Quinyetta Mcmillon, the mother of Sterling’s 15-year-old son, said officers handled the incident “unjustly,” and told reporters Wednesday that they killed a man who was “simply trying to earn a living and take care of his children.”

“I, for one, will not rest or not allow him to be swept in the dirt,” Mcmillon said as Sterling’s son sobbed behind her.

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