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Federal Judge Blocks Release of Alton Sterling Autopsy

HeadlineAug 04, 2016

A federal judge has ordered a coroner’s office not to publicly release an autopsy report on the death of Alton Sterling, the African-American man shot and killed by police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Beau Clark said it is the first time in his three years as coroner that a court order has sealed one of his office’s reports. Sterling’s death sparked nationwide protests against police brutality.

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