Sterling decision released by DOJ...no charges for officers

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The U.S. Department of Justice is releasing its decision on the Alton Sterling shooting investigation at 11 a.m. at the U.S. District Court in downtown Baton Rouge Wednesday (May 3), according to a source with direct knowledge of the Justice Department's schedule.

The source said federal officials would not say whether they had decided not to bring criminal charges against the officers who killed Sterling last July. But the officials also wouldn't dispute the reports from national news outlets onTuesday that the officers would not face federal charges.

Gov. John Bel Edwards was also notified this morning that the report would be coming Wednesday, though the governor wasn't given a time for the release.

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If the federal government decides not to bring charges against the officers, Louisiana has the option of bringing charges of its own. That decision would be left up to Attorney General Jeff Landry. Landry has declined to comment on what he might do so far. The attorney general would have to review the investigative material provided by the federal government -- which he hasn't received yet -- before making a decision.

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