One witness told Baton Rouge TV station WAFB that the shootings — which were “something going on between gangs” — had started before police arrived. Regardless, athletes called for prayers, peace and, most prominently, an end to violence, in light of the shootings.
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Baton Rouge is the site of the Alton Sterling shooting death by police, which also caused numerous reactions from athletes across the country. Sterling’s funeral was Friday.
The Baton Rouge shootings come a week after five police officers in Dallas were fatally shot by Army veteran Micah Xavier Johnson.
