Alton Sterling’s Teenage Son Calls for Peaceful Protests, ‘Not Guns’

Cameron Sterling, son of Alton Sterling, who was killed by Baton Rouge police last Tuesday, speaks to the media outside the Triple S Food Mart, where his father was killed, in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Sterling spoke out for the first time Wednesday, calling his father a good man and asking people not to resort to violence after his death. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

The son of Alton Sterling, the Louisiana man whose death at the hands of police last week sparked protests, has called for peace at ongoing demonstrations.

Speaking to reporters in front of the convenience store where his father was shot by a Baton Rouge police officer, Cameron Sterling urged supporters to “protest in peace, not guns.”

“You can protest, but I want everyone to protest the right way,” Cameron, 15, said. “Protest with peace, not guns, not drugs, not alcohol, not violence.”

“I feel that people in general, no matter what the race is, should come together as one united family,” Cameron added. “There should be no more arguments, disagreements, violence, crimes. Everyone should come together as one united family.

“My father was a good man,” he said, adding that Alton’s death is a sign that “everyone should be together—not against each other.”

Keilosha Walker, left, of Baton Rouge, raises her fist during a night rally in honor of Alton Sterling, outside the Triple S Food mart in Baton Rouge, La., July 11, 2016. Sterling was shot and killed last Tuesday by Baton Rouge police while selling CD's outside the convenience store. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert