Article snippet: The White House distanced itself Wednesday from the debate over police shootings of African Americans, saying issues regarding law enforcement are best left to the local communities involved. Press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked in the daily briefing about the case of Stephon Clark, who was fatally shot by Sacramento police earlier this month and whose death has sparked multiple protests in the city. According to Sacramento Police Department body cam footage, Clark was unarmed though police could be heard on the footage yelling, “gun, gun, gun” as they fired a combined 20 shots. Police were responding to reports of someone in the neighborhood breaking car windows, and say Clark ran from officers when a police helicopter arrived at the scene. While Sanders described the situation as a “terrible incident,” she said dealing with them is “something we feel should be left up to local authorities.” “Certainly, we want to make sure all law enforcement is carrying out the letter of the law,” Sanders said. “The president is very supportive of law enforcement. But at the same time, in these specific cases and these specific instances, those will be left up to local authorities to make that determination and not something for the federal government to weigh into.” Pressed later in the briefing by a reporter on whether the president is showing an absence of leadership on the issue, Sanders pushed back. “We want to find ways to bring the country together," Sander... Link to the full article to read more