Today St. Louis police fatally shot a man at his home and now large crowds have formed with some yelling ‘F*CK THE POLICE’.
Here’s the lowdown from St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Jesse Bogan:
Scene of fatal officer involved shooting in STL pic.twitter.com/N95o5ux6VS
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
STL police chief said search warrant was being served by tactical units at home where officer involved shooting happened.
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Police say there was crack and four firearms found at home of officer involved shooting being searched in response to recent crime in area.
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
According to search warrant at home of officer involved shooting in STL, police were looking for guns and narcotics involved in felony.
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
View from home raided by police today in STL. One man killed after police say he pointed a stolen gun at them. pic.twitter.com/zRqt6mUYfd
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
He are the photos and videos of the crowds:
Crowd pic.twitter.com/T4Ds93fgBG
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
All you have to do is leave, man yells at police still at scene of officer involved shooting in STL. pic.twitter.com/7wfRMoUcSf
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
If we don't get it shut it down is being yelled at scene of officer involved shooting in STL. pic.twitter.com/XBIunn81E2
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
NOW! Police causing chaos! They need to DISPERSE!!!! #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/ekUthljGY4 via @dejahsmommy #filmthepolice
— Copwatch (@Copwatch) August 19, 2015
People standing in their neighborhood demanding police stop killing them = unlawful assembly. #StL #Ferguson https://t.co/2twy5VYBsJ
— Molly (@mollyrosestl) August 19, 2015
At this stage the question asked to cops is always the same: "Why do you always shoot to kill?" #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/5wVnJYkHIu
— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) August 19, 2015
DAMN! NOW! #STL #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/Yz5889Jdiv
— DEJAHSMOMMY (@dejahsmommy) August 19, 2015
The victim's cousin said he just graduated from HS. That residents are saying the opposite of police. pic.twitter.com/8gh2Wlicwq
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) August 19, 2015
Page + Walton. #STL pic.twitter.com/9qa8kwEekE
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) August 19, 2015
Page + Walton. #STL pic.twitter.com/61Pw9V7hGE
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) August 19, 2015
Page + Walton. #STL pic.twitter.com/GXiwyUolbX
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) August 19, 2015
Looks like things are calming down a bit:
Things have calmed. Crowd still here. Folks are peacefully standing at Page and Walton. Frustrated. pic.twitter.com/wzdYAVLkWf
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) August 19, 2015
But I’m betting it won’t be for long.
UPDATE: Well that didn’t take long. Police in riot gear are telling protesters to vacate the area. Some arrests have already been made:
Crowd threw plastic water bottles at police on still closed Page Blvd. Police left once crowd tempo soared. STL pic.twitter.com/UuvHGBFRXf
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Police on Page in STL, about two blocks away from crowd still gathered at scene of police shooting. pic.twitter.com/FMcqDi3hDr
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Police, in riot gear, now moving toward crowd pic.twitter.com/M6YorM5ttw
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Hands up don't shoot crowd yells pic.twitter.com/YvpWXXccsV
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Police, some in SWAT gear, armored vehicle, ordering crowd to disperse, unlawful assembly, they say. 3rd order. pic.twitter.com/FLlMWv5WkS
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Page Blvd pic.twitter.com/e5bK7N1ey6
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Police arresting man about to grab neck of person questioning why pic.twitter.com/yQbKehWjGZ
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Still peaceful on Page pic.twitter.com/tnjOEycKuB
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
Another arrest on Page. pic.twitter.com/pyLJarUSi0
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015
You are not going to be mayor, man in angry crowd yells at STL Police Chief Dotson. pic.twitter.com/KQWmab6pbl
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 19, 2015