The shooting death of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, at point blank range by Baton Rouge, La., police has sparked outrage from several NFL players. Sterling died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to CNN.
CBS News provided more information about the shooting:
Officers responded to the store about 12:35 a.m. Tuesday after an anonymous caller indicated a man selling music CDs and wearing a red shirt threatened him with a gun, Baton Rouge police said in a statement on Facebook.
Two officers responded and had some type of altercation with the man in the parking lot, and one officer fatally shot the suspect, the statement said.