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Officer fired for 2016 shooting
Newly-released video of the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is re-opening old wounds. One officer was fired on Friday and another suspended for the 2016 shooting. CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil reports. Warning: the video is graphic.
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