Gunfire broke out after a auto mowed down a protester in Ferguson, Missouri on the second anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Moments later, a auto slammed into him.
Advertisement
After a quiet morning vigil and evening church service, the night turned violent when a auto speeding south on West Florissant Avenue struck a protester who had ventured into the street. The impact was so powerful Thomas was sent flying through the air then rolled and bounced in the street as the shocked crowd screamed in horror.
Shots can be heard on the video less than a minute after the collision. No one in the vehicle was injured. However, the driver was reportedly “very, very cooperative” with police.
Ferguson police spokesman Jeff Small told the newspaper that the driver did not appear to have intentionally hit the protester and was cooperating with the authorities.
A vehicle struck a pedestrian in a hit-and-run incident at a Michael Brown vigil yesterday on the second anniversary of the 2014 shooting that brought police brutality back into the national spotlight.
The Post-Dispatch reported that the extent of the injuries to the protester was unknown because he was taken from the scene in a private vehicle. 2 people taken to hospital.
Also on Tuesday, about 30 Black Lives Matter protesters interrupted a show at the Muny.
Brown’s father, also named Michael Brown, said in a brief speech during the memorial service that the anniversary was a sad day for him and his family, and for the world, too.
This was the same spot where the teenager was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, a police officer. A grand jury declined to charge Wilson, and he was cleared of civil rights violations by the Justice Department.
Weeks said he didn’t recall being thrown to the ground by the auto, but somehow did get up and walk away. He resigned in November 2014.
Advertisement
The investigation resulted in an agreement this year between the federal agency and the city calling for sweeping changes.
