Holden criticized for absence in wake of Alton Sterling shooting, questions why he should put his ‘hand in a hornet’s nest’

In the wake of protesters’ calls for his resignation and media noting his unusual absence after the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling by a Baton Rouge police officer, Mayor Kip Holden says he refuses to use the incident for political gain, as he believes other politicians have, and that his office has done its part