Candlelight Vigil Held for Louisiana Police Shooting Victim

Mourners held a candlelight vigil Wednesday outside the Baton Rouge, Louisiana convenience store where police had shot and killed an African American man just 24 hours earlier -- an incident captured on cell phone video that rekindled national outrage over alleged use of excessive force against African Americans and other minorities. Large crowds had been gathering outside the Triple S Mart throughout the day to protest the death of 37-year-old Alton Sterling, waving signs and chanted...

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