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Remembering Alton Sterling

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Honoring Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by police in Baton Rouge, friends and neighbors gather to mourn another tragic loss.

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People hold hands and raise them up in the air at a vigil outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Alton Sterling, 37, was shot and killed outside the store by Baton Rouge police, where he was selling CDs.

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Alton Sterling, who was shot dead by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. on July 5, 2016, is seen in an undated photo posted on his Facebook account.

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A community member holds up a bible during a vigil in memory of Alton Sterling, who was shot dead by police, at the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. July 6, 2016.

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Tawandra Carr, who said she was best friends with Alton Sterling, cries while people gather outside the Triple S convenience stre in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

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Artist Jo Hines spray paints a mural of Alton Sterling outside the Triple S convenience store.

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Sandra Sterling, reacts during community vigil in memory of her nephew, Alton Sterling, who was shot dead by police, at the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. July 6, 2016.

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Community members attend a vigil in memory of Alton Sterling.

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Jordan Nuerenberg holds up a sign encouraging motorists to honk outside the Triple S convenience store during a rally after Alton Sterling, a black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, July 6, 2016. The U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Wednesday into the video-recorded police killing of Sterling, who authorities say had a gun as he wrestled with two white officers on the pavement outside a convenience store.

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A brass band marches through the street.

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People follow a brass band through the street after a vigil for Alton Sterling.

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Sandra Sterling, is comforted during a community vigil in memory of her nephew.

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A woman holds a child's hand at the vigil.

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