Alton Sterling killed by police in Baton Rouge, La.

The 15-year-old son of Alton Sterling, a black man who was shot and killed by white police officers in Baton Rouge, La., wept uncontrollably and cried “Daddy!” as his mother spoke to reporters about the deadly confrontation, which was captured on video.

“He [her son Cameron Sterling] had to watch this, as this was put all over the outlets,” Quinyetta McMillon said. “As a mother, I have now been forced to raise a son who is going to remember what happened to his father.”

Alton Sterling, 37, was killed early Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in a shooting that was captured on cellphone video. In the video, two officers appear to struggle with Sterling and slam him to the ground.

One man seems to yell “gun.” Then at least two shots are fired while the officers are close to Sterling.

Baton Rouge police said the incident began when uniformed officers responded to a disturbance call from someone who said a black man who was selling CDs threatened him with a gun.

Officers approached Sterling in the parking lot of the convenience store and “an altercation between Sterling and the officers ensued,” police said. He was shot during the altercation and died at the scene, police said.

The coroner for East Baton Rouge Parish said Sterling died from multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and back.

Officers Blane Salamoni, a four-year veteran, and Howie Lake II, a three-year veteran, were placed on leave in connection with Sterling’s death, according to a Baton Rouge police news release. Both officers work in the Uniform Patrol Division. (GMA)

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