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2015-08-11 -Lurid Crime Tales-

MO: Ferguson festivities lead to gunfire and multiple wounded

[STLToday] Ferguson

Late Sunday a man fired multiple shots at four St. Louis County plainclothes detectives in an SUV. The detectives fired back and the shooter was struck, said county Police Chief Jon Belmar. The shooter was in critical condition.

Tyrone Harris identified the victim as his son, Tyrone Harris Jr., 18, of St. Louis. Harris said shortly after 3 a.m. that his son had just gotten out of surgery.

He said his son graduated from Normandy High School and that he and Michael Brown Jr. "were real close."

County Police Chief Belmar said two groups of people exchanged gunfire on the west side of West Florissant Avenue at the same time the police-involved shooting took place, shortly after 11 p.m. Shots were heard for 40-50 seconds, Belmar said.

At 2:15 a.m., two teenagers were shot in a drive-by shooting near the Michael Brown Jr. memorial on Canfield Drive. The victims, ages 17 and 19, were hospitalized and expected to survive. The gunman was riding in a passenger car and opened fire on them, police say.

Three St. Louis County police officers were injured Sunday night or early Monday while working in Ferguson, authorities said. Two were pepper-sprayed by protesters while a third was hit in the face by a rock thrown at him. That officer was taken to a hospital for treatment.

I wanted to file this under a terror organization, but "Domestic Feral Yoof" wasn't one of the choices.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-08-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 File it under "emptying US jails of criminals".

Posted by gorb 2015-08-11 01:17|| 2015-08-11 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Or file under Post Racial Administration.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-08-11 05:07|| 2015-08-11 05:07|| Front Page Top

#3 I would say 'color me surprised', but that could construed as being racist.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-08-11 07:36|| 2015-08-11 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 An activist waxed introspective:
"Next time I attack a detective,
Instead of this shooting,
If I stuck to hooting,
He might not return my invective."

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2015-08-11 10:12|| 2015-08-11 10:12|| Front Page Top

#5 And the dhimocrats want to bring this to every city in the US.

Federal Police force to the rescuuuuuee!

Posted by DarthVader 2015-08-11 10:15|| 2015-08-11 10:15|| Front Page Top

#6 We need to bring back military service as an option to prison. They don't have to be front-line troops (better if they are not actually). They would learn skills, responsibility, and discipline which would go far towards fixing a dysfunctional culture.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-08-11 14:48|| 2015-08-11 14:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Or file under Post Racial Administration

BR, you mis-typed it; evidently going for the 'M' and hit the 'P.'

Posted by USN, Ret. 2015-08-11 15:31|| 2015-08-11 15:31|| Front Page Top

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