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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Thu Jul 7, 2016, 09:44 AM Jul 2016

Alton Sterling shooting: Piecing together what happened before the videos [View all]

Source: CNN

The 911 call that brought police to a Baton Rouge convenience store Tuesday came from a homeless man, according to a senior law enforcement official. The homeless man had approached Alton Sterling, repeatedly asking him for money, the official said. Sterling showed his gun and the homeless man called police, according to the official. Sterling was later shot by police at the scene.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/us/baton-rouge-alton-sterling-shooting/index.html

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Alton Sterling shooting: Piecing together what happened before the videos [View all] brooklynite Jul 2016 OP

How did a homeless man have a cell phone JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #1

Prepaid burner phones aren't expensive...and homeless doesn't mean cut off from the world brooklynite Jul 2016 #2

they are normally JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #3

Nobody said this was an iPhone with all the latest features... brooklynite Jul 2016 #6

The cheapest phone i see here is $9.99 ret5hd Jul 2016 #8

Don't need a sim card to call 911. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #13

Cell phones don't need active contracts to dial 911. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #12

I know that JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #18

Then why are you trying to call into question the integrity of the homeless person that allegedly AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #20

Same way three posters at DU JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #21

Philando Castile's death looks to be a hill that can be defended. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #22

Going to jail and incurring new charges is one thing. psychmommy Jul 2016 #26

If the phone tip is verified that's a problem. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #27

They had him subdued on the ground. They could have taken the weapon from him. they could have said psychmommy Jul 2016 #28

How many guns have you taken out of someone else's hand or pocket? AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #29

Dude was on top of him, he was subdued. You have to have a finger on the trigger for it to fire. psychmommy Jul 2016 #31

We have different defintions of 'subdued'. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #32

You apparently don't remember the whole 'Obamaphone' controversy Freddie Stubbs Jul 2016 #4

Nahh - that was bogus JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #5

Then you should get your facts in order. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #14

Make me JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #19

Alot of homeless advocates encourage phone use citood Jul 2016 #7

So called "Obamaphones" were a blessing to me hollowdweller Jul 2016 #9

Alton Brown is a celebrity chef type food commentator. AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #16

I worked at a medical clinic for homeless patients for four years. Aristus Jul 2016 #23

If you look on Google Maps Saviolo Jul 2016 #25

So homeless person aggressively panhandles christx30 Jul 2016 #10

They didn't know it was Sterling, the store owner already has said it wasn't Sterling and the cops uponit7771 Jul 2016 #11

The police are using the magic keywords 'matched the description of', which we all know AtheistCrusader Jul 2016 #15

+1!!! "..could be anything north of 'mammal' ..." spot on uponit7771 Jul 2016 #17

Thank you for posting this. KMOD Jul 2016 #24

Thank you, it's always useful to know what went down before the footage started Warpy Jul 2016 #30

+1 KMOD Jul 2016 #33