The U.S. Justice Department opened a federal civil rights investigation Wednesday into the videotaped police killing of a black man who was shot as officers wrestled with him on the pavement outside a convenience store.
A Louisiana police officer shot and killed a black man following a confrontation outside a Baton Rouge convenience store, authorities said.
Two Louisiana police officers remained jailed Saturday while their colleagues investigated the details that led to the death of a 6-year-old and the severe wounding of his father in a hail of gunfire.