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Recommend Justice Dept. says George Temple's Civil Rights were Not Violated: Black Man Shot by White Bystander During Scuffle with Baton Rouge Police (Email)

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Black Businessman Shot in 4 times in the Back, Once in the Head
BATON ROUGE, La. The U.S. Justice Department has found no civil rights violations in the shooting death of a businessman who was killed by a bystander during a scuffle with a Baton Rouge police officer.

The department launched its investigation in April 2006, almost two months after George Temple II, 24, was killed.

The officer, Brian Harrison, shot Temple once in the stomach, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.

The bystander, Perry Stephens, shot Temple once in the head and four times in the back.

Temple was black. Harrison and Stephens are white.

A group of black elected officials and pastors asked the U.S. Justice Department to conduct an independent investigation into the shooting to see if Temple's civil rights were violated.

State Rep. Michael Jackson, D-Baton Rouge, said Thursday in an e-mail that the investigation was requested to make sure justice was served.

"Although we disagree with their conclusion, we accept the findings," Jackson said.

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