Mother of Alton Sterling's son calls Dallas shootings 'reprehensible'

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Quinyetta McMillon, the mother of Alton Sterling's son, delivered a powerful message Friday on the fatal shootings against police officers in Dallas.

"We wholeheartedly reject the reprehensible acts of violence that were perpetrated against members of the Dallas Police Department," McMillon said in a statement issued by her attorneys, according tomultiple media outlets. "Our hearts break for the families of the officers who were lost as they protected protesters and residents alike during a rally."

Sterling was fatally shot by police early Tuesday in Baton Rouge, La. Police said two officers responded to an anonymous caller who said a man selling CDs outside the store threatened him with a gun. After police arrived, a struggle ensued and Sterling, 37, was fatally shot in the chest and back. The officers were placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

"Regardless of how angry or upset people may be, resorting to this kind of sickening violence should never happen and simply cannot be tolerated," McMillon said in the statement. "Members of law enforcement have a very difficult job and the vast majority conduct themselves honorably as they protect and serve our communities."

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