Newly-released police footage shows the officer killed Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in July of 2015 called him a "stupid ass motherf*cker" after fatally shooting him.
Reuters reported on Friday afternoon that Blaine Salamoni, the officer who killed Sterling, has been fired. Howie Lake, the second officer involved, has been suspended for three days.
You can watch the graphic footage of Salamoni shooting Sterling and the aftermath below.
Part 1:
BREAKING: This is the body camera video from Baton Rouge police Officer Blane Salamoni, who shot & killed Alton Sterling. It was just aired by @WAFB - Officer Salamoni was fires today, he refused to answer all questions at his disciplinary hearing, on the advice of his attorney pic.twitter.com/ZiLR8e8ZmR
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) March 30, 2018
Part 2:
This is part 2 pic.twitter.com/o3SlBcd2Qs
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) March 30, 2018