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Monday, July 11, 2016

Rundown of events that took place during the Dalas shooting last week.

A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. July 9, 2016.  REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTSH3XR
A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department
Digits of the day: 21
We did, however, have 102 people arrested in St. Paul during and after protests of the killing of Philando Castile (graphic video). Some 21 officers were injured when protesters threw rocks, bottles and Molotov cocktails at them, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

Meanwhile, in Baton Rouge, at least 48 people were arrested on Sunday during protests against the killing of Alton Sterling (graphic video). There was a standoff downtown with demonstrators throwing debris at police and officers threatening to gas the crowds, according to the Advocate, the city’s local paper. About 130 protesters were arrested on Friday and Saturday.
Quote of the day:
“When we start suggesting that somehow there’s this enormous polarization, and we’re back to the situation in the ’60s, that’s just not true.” – President Obama
Micah Johnson, the man who killed five Dallas police officers, had bigger plans, according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown. He also said Johnson had scrawled the letters “RB” in his own blood on a wall before dying. “We’re trying to figure out through looking at things in his home what those initials mean,” Brown said.
In related news, the Chicago Tribune created this absolutely chilling timeline three weeks ago.
A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department, July 9, 2016.

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