DOJ: Alton Sterling’s Shooting Was Justified. Duh.

By Bob Owens

According to the Washington Post, a civil rights probe launched by Barack Obama’s Department of Justice into the shooting death of armed convicted felon Alton Sterling as he fought two officers for control of his illegally possessed handgun will not result in charges for the officers.

The Justice Department has decided not to bring charges against the officers involved in the death of Alton Sterling, whose videotaped shooting by police in Baton Rouge last summer prompted unrest across the city, and is planning to reveal in the next 24 hours that it has closed the probe, according to four people familiar with the matter.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Sterling family had yet to be informed by the Justice Department of the decision, and it is unclear how and when the department will announce its findings.

“We have not heard nor received an update and are unaware of any charges that may or may not be filed,” said Ryan Julison, a spokesman for the Sterling family’s attorneys. “We have not received word, nor has the family been given any notice of upcoming updates regarding this case.”

The case will be the first time under Attorney General Jeff Sessions that the department has publicly …Read the Rest

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