"The two police shootings that reignited public outrage this week happened in starkly different cities
under dissimilar circumstances, but together they illuminate America's ongoing struggle to mend deep rifts between police and the communities they serve.
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a majority black city with a long history of friction between the public and the police, Tuesday's killing of 37-year Alton Sterling outside a convenience store led to street protests and an immediate response from the Justice Department, which launched an investigation.
thousand miles north, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, a small, largely white city served by a neighboring police force, there was a similar response to the death Wednesday of 32-year-old Philando Castile during a traffic stop." NBC
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a majority black city with a long history of friction between the public and the police, Tuesday's killing of 37-year Alton Sterling outside a convenience store led to street protests and an immediate response from the Justice Department, which launched an investigation.
thousand miles north, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, a small, largely white city served by a neighboring police force, there was a similar response to the death Wednesday of 32-year-old Philando Castile during a traffic stop." NBC
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