Mural Created to Remember Baton Rouge Man Fatally Shot by Police

A Baton Rouge furniture company on Wednesday, July 6, donated its wall next to where a man was shot by police so locals could create a mural ahead of a planned vigil.

Alton Sterling was shot by police outside the Triple S Food Mart early Tuesday morning. Video of the confrontation shows police pinning Sterling down before shooting him. Police named officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II as the ones involved in the shooting, according to reports. The Department of Justice, including the FBI, have taken over the investigation.

Protests first started on Tuesday night, and groups of protesters gathered at the site of the shooting on Wednesday. A vigil and prayer service was planned for Wednesday evening. Credit: Instagram/Denicola’s Furniture