Authorities have person of interest, a 23-year-old white man, in custody following the fatal shootings of two black men last weekPolice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said on Sunday there was a “strong possibility” that the killings of two black men last week were racially motivated. McKneely said authorities had a person of interest – a 23-year-old white man – in custody. “Only God knows.”It wasn’t immediately clear if the man in custody had an attorney or when his first court appearance would be. A year ago, racial tensions roiled the city when a black man, Alton Sterling, was shot dead by white police officers outside a convenience store. About two weeks later, a black gunman targeted police in an ambush, killing three officers before he was shot dead.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 15:00 UTC