Dotson said at a late Wednesday press conference some protesters threw bricks and glass bottles at officers, who used shields to protect themselves and then tear gas to disperse the crowd.
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18-year-old Ball-Bey was killed by two officers who were conducting a search warrant at a home where they believed there were several suspects. “We need to sit down with them and be proactive”, Moore said.
Wednesday’s shooting came on the one-year anniversary of the police shooting of Kajieme Powell, 25, in St. Louis. He died at the scene.
At least nine people were arrested in St. Louis Wednesday as protests continued over an officer-related shooting of a black teenager. The second suspect evaded police.
Black Ferguson residents say the Oath Keepers have the privilege to wander the streets with assault weapons without worrying about being arrested or shot.
When a crowd gathers to express anger and protest, the response of the state is increasingly to send in heavily armed, militarized police to intimidate protesters and quell social opposition. “You’ve got to have the right kind of cops to engage in these types of neighborhoods”.
On the night of the Brown’s anniversary, 18-year-old Tyrone Harris Jr. was wounded by plainclothes officers in Ferguson when he allegedly first fired at them.
The shooting that left a black suspect dead drew protests, with numerous roughly 150 people who gathered at the scene hurling obscene gestures and expletives at investigators and questioning the police use of deadly force.
He referenced a 93-year-old Tuskegee Airman that was robbed and carjacked Sunday, along with a woman who was fatally shot nearby.
He said Ball-Bey was shot when police approached the back door of a house where they were carrying out a search warrant. His auto was stolen soon after.
Police identified the slain man as Mansur Ball-Bey, 18. Dotson stated 2 officers shot and also hit Ball-Bey. He said officers recovered crack cocaine at the scene.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that some 80 protesters set an American flag on fire shortly before 11 PM as they yelled slogans against police A vehicle was also reportedly set ablaze and was said to still be smoking on Thursday morning. Brown’s death past year helped spur a nationwide movement against what protesters say is a pattern of police violence against minorities. Both officers, who are white, were unharmed, police said, adding that they were on administrative leave.
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Once the investigation is complete, their findings will be turned over to the Circuit Attorney’s Office for review. A St. Louis County grand jury and the U.S. Justice Division declined to cost Wilson, who resigned in November.
