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37 year old Alton Sterling, father of five, was shot and killed Tuesday by two police officers in Baton Rouge, La. Video of the incident reveals that Sterling was pinned to the ground by both officers at the time he was shot at point-blank range.
The officers involved in the shooting were likely not interviewed by investigators. “We give officers normally a day or so to go home and think about it” said the District Attorney.
But the kind of waiting period McKneely referenced isn’t just informal department protocol—it’s state law. Louisiana is one of 14 states with a Police Officer’s Bill of Rights. The protections set out by these laws can vary from state to state, but Louisiana’s law allows officers to wait up to 30 days before being interviewed as part of an investigation. This applies to officers being interviewed as the subject of an investigation or as a witness to an investigation.
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