Protests broke out Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, following the shooting death of 37-year-old Alton Sterling at the hands of police. Protesters were met with a heavily armed response from the Louisiana State Police and local police and sheriff’s departments. Officers deployed a long-range acoustic device to disperse the crowd and ultimately arrested at least 48 protesters.
The display and use of military-level equipment echoes the response to the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri, protests that followed the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky

Credit: Julie Dermansky