Alton Sterling was shot dead by police in Louisiana on Tuesday July 5, 2016.
The 37-year-old was sitting outside a convenience store selling CDs when his life was cut short by police who apprehended him for allegedly making threats.
Video footage from Sterling’s murder has emerged and it shows the police shooting at the victim after one of the officers yells “gun.”
Celebrities have took to social media to express their shock and sadness at another black man murdered by police.
Zendaya Coleman

How many more times must this happen for us to matter? How many more must we lose? BLACK. LIVES. MATTER.
Sherri Sheppard

Just watched police officers kill #AltonSterling in cold blood. My heart hurts. I am sick. My black son lays sleeping -his future?
Andy Cohen

Very upset reading about #AltonSterling this morning. when will this end????
Amy Schumer

Love to Louisiana.
Andy Richter

That’s murder.
Alessia Cara

watching that video made my head and heart hurt. wake up, world.
D.L. Hughley

You ever notice how video used against suspects tells the whole story, but used against cops it doesn’t.
Talib Kweli

Keep filming the police. All the time. RIP.
Nick Cannon

5 kids. 6 shots. #AltonSterling His family is left to greive. [sic] The officers left for vacation or what the system calls ‘Leave’…