POLL: Ferguson Cops, Curfew & Protesers (St. Louis, Normandy: 2014, apartment complex, high school)

[BubbyBobble]

Okay, so I was at work today and heard a lot of people talking about some craziness happening in Ferguson. Allegedly an unarmed teen ended up dead. Lot's of Facebook videos popping up.


It made it all the way to USA Today.

FERGUSON, Mo. -- A teenager was killed Saturday after police opened here, sparking outrage among some community residents.

The shooting occurred around noon Saturday at the Canfield Green Apartment complex. Ferguson police confirmed it was one of their officers who opened fire.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the shooting victim was identified as Michael Brown, 18, who graduated this year from Normandy High School.

Officer Brian Schellman, spokesman for the St. Louis County Police Department, said "a couple hundred" people came out of area apartment buildings after an officer with the Ferguson Police Department shot and killed the teen. Schellman did not identify the person who was shot or say what prompted the shooting.

Schellman said some people yelled threats toward the police, and officers said they thought they heard gunshots from the crowd. According to The Associated Press, some in the crowd yelled "kill the police."

There were no reports of additional injuries, Schellman said.

After the crowd gathered, police at the scene called for about 60 other police units to respond to the area in Ferguson, which is a city of about 21,000 residents located a few miles north of downtown St. Louis. He said the crowd was under control by about 5 p.m. and several of the additional officers had left the area.

The St. Louis County NAACP said it has launched an investigation and asked the FBI to intervene.

St. Louis County Police are now handling the investigation.

Contributing: The Associated Press

[aliasfinn]

Originally Posted by BubbyBobble

Okay, so I was at work today and heard a lot of people talking about some craziness happening in Ferguson. Allegedly an unarmed teen ended up dead. Lot's of Facebook videos popping up.


It made it all the way to USA Today.

When I first heard saw that on the news I thought they said the body laid in the street for four hours.
That's hard to imagine.

[mjtinmemphis]

I am trying to hold out on forming an opinion. I know he was 17 not 18.

The police department better handle this situation the right way.

There seems to always be 2 sides to the story. However, there is no justification for killing an unarmed teen walking to the store.

[lem1985]

yes the body laid there for hours none of the residents moved until the moved the body then they marched to the police HQ. the boy was walking from the store with a friend and patrol car pulled and almost hit him. told the boy to get out the street when he was right by his building the police starting yelling and cursing and he cursed back at the police. the police got out the patrol car told the boy to put his hands up the boy put his hands up and the police let off 9-10 shots killing him right in front of his grandma and everybody in the apartment complex. the police said they got a call about a boy stealing a cigar out the QT. Which is impossible unless your behind the counter and can move the drawers out the way for the cigars and anything else to smoke. come to find out nobody from the store called the police and a person that works in the store said none of the employees said anything to the police about a boy stealing anything...he has already been criminalized anyway especially since he is dead that's how it is and that's how it will always be it will never change

[mjtinmemphis]

I just watched the news conference and am more suspicious of St. Louis County investigation. They are not known for their integrity and having a good relationship with the African American community at all.

Nothing was said about what the confrontation was over. No answers where given as to how long the body laid in the street. Their story started in the middle of an altercation that they are not disclosing what it is about.

I think the truth will come out.

[SouthCitySam]

Originally Posted by lem1985

...the police got out the patrol car told the boy to put his hands up the boy put his hands up and the police let off 9-10 shots killing him...

Source?

[aliasfinn]

Why are they smashing the windows of a QUIKTRIP, aren't they open 24 hrs ?
If you're going to loot it just open the door.
They must have cops from all over patrolling that area. I saw a St.Ann cop car.

[billiken]

Heartbreaking. I have a friend that lives across the street from the Ferguson Police Department who is pretty much freaking out. I hope violence doesn't lead to more violence and that an investigation by an outside party can reveal what happened.

[MUTGR]

Rioting, looting reported in Ferguson

Let's hope this doesn't get out of hand.

[Dawn10am]

Well there goes all of Ferguson's downtown revitalization efforts...