Celebrities React To The Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling By Police

Celebrities React To The Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling By Police was originally published on globalgrind.com

1. The world is outraged after a video surfaced on Tuesday night of a Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officer shooting and killing an unarmed Black man who was selling CDs outside of a Food Mart. Sterling was shot multiple times in the chest and back and died immediately.

The world is outraged after a video surfaced on Tuesday night of a Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officer shooting and killing an unarmed Black man who was selling CDs outside of a Food Mart. Sterling was shot multiple times in the chest and back and died immediately.

2. Zendaya was one of the first celebs to react on social media.

How many more times must this happen for us to matter? How many more must we lose?
BLACK. LIVES. MATTER. #AltonSterling
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) July 6, 2016

3. Diggy Simmons shared his feelings on Twitter.

This really hurts man... #AltonSterling #RIP
— Diggy (@diggy_simmons) July 6, 2016

4. Wiz Khalifa has a message for the people.

5. NBA star John Wall simply tweeted Sterling’s name.

#altonsterling
— John Wall (@JohnWall) July 6, 2016

6. Justin Timberlake pleaded for the killings to stop

HAS. TO. STOP. Devastating. https://t.co/C9Q0YePRMr
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) July 6, 2016

7. Nick Jonas shared his thoughts

This is so disturbing and wrong. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of #AltonSterling
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) July 6, 2016

8. Activist Deray Mckesson shared his disbelief.

#AltonSterling could've been me, or you, or my uncle, or my father. & they killed him so easily. It was just so easy for them to kill him.
— deray (@deray) July 6, 2016

9. Samira Wiley wants the media to “Say His Name.”

#AltonSterling. Say his name.
— Samira Wiley (@samirawiley) July 6, 2016

10. Karrueche shared her condolences.

Love and prayers to Baton Rouge #AltonSterling
— Karrueche Tran (@karrueche) July 6, 2016

11. Amy Schumer sent her love.

Love to Louisiana #AltonSterling
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) July 6, 2016

12. NBA star Jeremy Lin expressed his frustration.

Foreal though wth?!? The #AltonSterling video makes me sick...its gettin out of control!! #blacklivesmatter #thisworldneedsprayer
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 6, 2016

13. Angie Martinez expressed her shock.

Watching a murder on twitter is not ok man. Heartbreaking. And Infuriating. God help us all. #AltonSterling
— Angie Martinez (@angiemartinez) July 6, 2016

14. Bernie Sanders suggests a solution

When somebody is killed while in police custody, it should automatically trigger a DOJ investigation. #AltonSterling https://t.co/pf95AxS1JX
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 6, 2016