Protests against police shooting resume in Baton Rouge
(AP) — Protesters gathered again Saturday at a Baton Rouge convenience store for another day of demonstrations following the fatal shooting of a black man by two white police officers in the store's parking lot.
The gathering at the Triple S convenience store came after overnight demonstrations produced tense moments resulting in 30 arrests.
Some of the protesters walked over to the police department while others were planning to take part in a demonstration later Saturday, marching from City Hall to the state Capitol.
A few hundred protesters briefly faced off against police in riot gear outside the police department.
Members of the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense called for the arrest and indictment of the officers involved in Sterling's shooting, shouting "Black Power" and raising their fists.
Montgomery said he didn't want protesters to go to the police station, saying he knows that police are on edge following the Thursday shooting deaths of five officers in Dallas.
Baton Rouge police said in a written statement they are investigating a newspaper website's video that appears to show an officer with his weapon temporarily drawn at one point early Saturday morning as angry protesters confronted police.
