Joe Biden urges unity after deadly officer-involved shootings of black men
Vice President Joe Biden tweeted on Thursday that the country needs to come together in the wake of two deadly officer-involved shootings this week.
"More black lives lost," he tweeted. "More anger I share with the country. More broken trust we have to restore. We all must do this." On Wednesday, 32-year-old Philando Castile was shot by an officer during a traffic stop, after letting the officer know he had a concealed carry permit and had a firearm on him. On Tuesday, Alton Sterling, 37, was tackled to the ground by officers, and shot several times; an autopsy revealed he died of multiple gunshot wounds to the back and chest. In Castile's case, his girlfriend live streamed the aftermath of the shooting to her Facebook page, and a bystander shot cell phone video of Sterling's altercation with police.
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