Multiple police officers dead in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after shooting

Updated July 18 2016 - 5:08pm, first published 2:36pm
Mourners in Baton Rouge raise their fists during a night rally on Monday in honour of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by Baton Rouge police while selling CDs outside the convenience store. Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP
Mourners in Baton Rouge raise their fists during a night rally on Monday in honour of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by Baton Rouge police while selling CDs outside the convenience store. Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP
The shooting of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota sparked 'Black Lives Matter' rallies across the US, with the Dallas event ending in in the sniper deaths of five police officers on July 7. Photo: Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News
The shooting of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota sparked 'Black Lives Matter' rallies across the US, with the Dallas event ending in in the sniper deaths of five police officers on July 7. Photo: Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News
Authorities stop a car near the scene of a shooting in Baton Rouge on Sunday. Photo: Mike Kunzelman/AP
Authorities stop a car near the scene of a shooting in Baton Rouge on Sunday. Photo: Mike Kunzelman/AP
Baton Rouge police block Airline Highway after police were shot on Sunday. Photo: Max Becherer/AP
Baton Rouge police block Airline Highway after police were shot on Sunday. Photo: Max Becherer/AP
Baton Rouge police officers patrol a road block in Baton Rouge after colleagues were shot on Sunday. Photo: Mike Kunzelman/AP
Baton Rouge police officers patrol a road block in Baton Rouge after colleagues were shot on Sunday. Photo: Mike Kunzelman/AP
Baton Rouge police victims: (clockwise from left): Montrell Jackson with his son. Photo: Twitter/@BritniDWrites; Matthew Gerald. Photo: Twitter/@WAFB; East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputy Brad Garafola. Photo: Twitter/@TRex21 Photo: Social Media
Baton Rouge police victims: (clockwise from left): Montrell Jackson with his son. Photo: Twitter/@BritniDWrites; Matthew Gerald. Photo: Twitter/@WAFB; East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputy Brad Garafola. Photo: Twitter/@TRex21 Photo: Social Media

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