[Let's Go Rangers]

The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old black man in south St. Louis by an off-duty police officer sparked a night of unrest in a city still reeling from the August slaying of an unarmed man in nearby Ferguson.

Wednesday's shooting happened at about 7:30 p.m. in the city's Shaw Neighborhood, and involved an officer working a department-approved secondary job for a private security company, Police Chief Sam Dotson said at an early-morning news conference.

The officer approached a group of men. One of the men took off running, Dotson said, so the officer pursued. Dotson said the suspect approached the officer in an "aggressive" manner, with a physical altercation occurring. The man then turned and fired three rounds at the officer before his gun jammed, Dotson said.

The officer, who was not injured, returned fire, shooting 17 times and fatally wounding the man, Dotson said.

A gun was recovered at the scene. The officer was placed on administrative leave, as per department policy, police said.
Police have not identified the officer or the man he killed.

The incident comes nearly two months to the day after the police shooting of Michael Brown, 18, in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, located about 20 miles away. Brown's shooting sparked weeks of protests and spawned national discourse about police use of force.

Some of the people protesting recently in Ferguson were seen in St. Louis after Wednesday's shooting, Dotson said.
“Tensions in the region are very high,” Dotson said. “Any police officer use of force certainly will draw attention.”

St. Louis Alderman Antonio French, who documented the turmoil in Ferguson after Brown's Aug. 9 shooting death, reflected on the region's renewed anguish.

"At the scene of yet another young man's death,” he wrote on Twitter. “This happens too often in our city. It's a crisis that we should all be concerned about.”
Activists took to the streets of St. Louis overnight, marching and chanting, seeking answers.

Some police vehicles were damaged during the protests, with windows smashed, Dotson said.

People also shared their frustration on social media, with #shawshooting the most popular national trending topic on Twitter.

[Let's Go Rangers]

The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old black man in south St. Louis by an off-duty police officer sparked a night of unrest in a city still reeling from the August slaying of an unarmed man in nearby Ferguson.

Wednesday's shooting happened at about 7:30 p.m. in the city's Shaw Neighborhood, and involved an officer working a department-approved secondary job for a private security company, Police Chief Sam Dotson said at an early-morning news conference.

The officer approached a group of men. One of the men took off running, Dotson said, so the officer pursued. Dotson said the suspect approached the officer in an "aggressive" manner, with a physical altercation occurring. The man then turned and fired three rounds at the officer before his gun jammed, Dotson said.

The officer, who was not injured, returned fire, shooting 17 times and fatally wounding the man, Dotson said.

A gun was recovered at the scene. The officer was placed on administrative leave, as per department policy, police said.
Police have not identified the officer or the man he killed.

The incident comes nearly two months to the day after the police shooting of Michael Brown, 18, in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, located about 20 miles away. Brown's shooting sparked weeks of protests and spawned national discourse about police use of force.

Some of the people protesting recently in Ferguson were seen in St. Louis after Wednesday's shooting, Dotson said.
“Tensions in the region are very high,” Dotson said. “Any police officer use of force certainly will draw attention.”

St. Louis Alderman Antonio French, who documented the turmoil in Ferguson after Brown's Aug. 9 shooting death, reflected on the region's renewed anguish.

"At the scene of yet another young man's death,” he wrote on Twitter. “This happens too often in our city. It's a crisis that we should all be concerned about.”
Activists took to the streets of St. Louis overnight, marching and chanting, seeking answers.

Some police vehicles were damaged during the protests, with windows smashed, Dotson said.

People also shared their frustration on social media, with #shawshooting the most popular national trending topic on Twitter.

[Let's Go Rangers]

The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old black man in south St. Louis by an off-duty police officer sparked a night of unrest in a city still reeling from the August slaying of an unarmed man in nearby Ferguson.

Wednesday's shooting happened at about 7:30 p.m. in the city's Shaw Neighborhood, and involved an officer working a department-approved secondary job for a private security company, Police Chief Sam Dotson said at an early-morning news conference.

The officer approached a group of men. One of the men took off running, Dotson said, so the officer pursued. Dotson said the suspect approached the officer in an "aggressive" manner, with a physical altercation occurring. The man then turned and fired three rounds at the officer before his gun jammed, Dotson said.

The officer, who was not injured, returned fire, shooting 17 times and fatally wounding the man, Dotson said.

A gun was recovered at the scene. The officer was placed on administrative leave, as per department policy, police said.
Police have not identified the officer or the man he killed.

The incident comes nearly two months to the day after the police shooting of Michael Brown, 18, in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, located about 20 miles away. Brown's shooting sparked weeks of protests and spawned national discourse about police use of force.

Some of the people protesting recently in Ferguson were seen in St. Louis after Wednesday's shooting, Dotson said.
“Tensions in the region are very high,” Dotson said. “Any police officer use of force certainly will draw attention.”

St. Louis Alderman Antonio French, who documented the turmoil in Ferguson after Brown's Aug. 9 shooting death, reflected on the region's renewed anguish.

"At the scene of yet another young man's death,” he wrote on Twitter. “This happens too often in our city. It's a crisis that we should all be concerned about.”
Activists took to the streets of St. Louis overnight, marching and chanting, seeking answers.

Some police vehicles were damaged during the protests, with windows smashed, Dotson said.

People also shared their frustration on social media, with #shawshooting the most popular national trending topic on Twitter.

[deltgen]

So the officer and the suspect were close enough to have a "physical altercation" but then the suspect missed not once, not twice, but three times??? Something smells rotten in the state of Denmark.

[Let's Go Rangers]

not sure why this posted in triplicate


Mods

can you please delete the first 2 posts and use post number 3 as the original thread title and body of thread

Thanks

[Let's Go Rangers]

So the officer and the suspect were close enough to have a "physical altercation" but then the suspect missed not once, not twice, but three times??? Something smells rotten in the state of Denmark.

I'm sure they will do a paraffin test on the bad guys hands and clothes

[Kermit]

So the officer and the suspect were close enough to have a "physical altercation" but then the suspect missed not once, not twice, but three times??? Something smells rotten in the state of Denmark.

Look at that cop that recently shot the guy who reached into his vehicle to get his driver's license. He shot 4 times from very close range and only hit him once.

[Let's Go Rangers]

Chances are this mutt attacked the cop then was running away turning and firing.

I would expect this thug to have some bullet wounds in the front, some on the side and some to the back

[The Kraken]

Most gunfights take place between 9-20 feet and on average there are 11 shots fired

[Kermit]

Not to mention most untrained people think shooting a gun like this is cool. But the flip-side is that you have very poor aim.

[Kermit]

The dead teen's mother is claiming that he was holding a sandwich and was unarmed.

However

Online court documents show that Vonderrit Myers was charged in June in St. Louis with the unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, and misdemeanor resisting arrest. A hearing that had been scheduled for Monday was continued until Nov. 17.

[muldoon]

Not to mention most untrained people think shooting a gun like this is cool. But the flip-side is that you have very poor aim.

As opposed to

The officer, who was not injured, returned fire, shooting 17 times and fatally wounding the man, Dotson said.

or

Look at that cop that recently shot the guy who reached into his vehicle to get his driver's license. He shot 4 times from very close range and only hit him once.

[Kermit]

My point was that even at close range you can miss.

[Let's Go Rangers]

The dead teen's mother is claiming that he was holding a sandwich and was unarmed.

However

Online court documents show that Vonderrit Myers was charged in June in St. Louis with the unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, and misdemeanor resisting arrest. A hearing that had been scheduled for Monday was continued until Nov. 17.

Lesson 1. Don't bring skittles or sandwiches to a gunfight

[retard]

[brodie]

another thug dead. let's see if the media decides to try and brainwash black people to care about this one haha

[Let's Go Rangers]

another thug dead. let's see if the media decides to try and brainwash black people to care about this one haha

Depends

If officer and criminal are black
If officer is black, criminal white
If officer is white, criminal was black

[marcoloco]

dudes want to claim "thug life" then start whining like little beotches when they down and get treated like a thug..... pussies

[innovation]

it takes very little time to empty a loaded 9mm

dont know what the big deal about 17 rounds is

cop gets shot at

cop empties his piece

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

it takes very little time to empty a loaded 9mm

dont know what the big deal about 17 rounds is

cop gets shot at

cop empties his piece

IMO the less rounds the better, I'm thinking about what's behind the target etc, not there so maybe he needed that many...but I hope it's not only about "emptying his piece".

[Ted Sheckler]

IMO the less rounds the better, I'm thinking about what's behind the target etc, not there so maybe he needed that many...but I hope it's not only about "emptying his piece".

Well since the cop was a racist, there was probably more of "them" that he saw behind him and figured why not take out a couple more and save myself from having to come back out here to chase them around.

I don't agree with that type of thinking, but I'm not a policeman, So I don't have to deal with the shit they do every day over and over. So if that was his thinking, maybe it's actually not that bad.

[Kermit]

Technically, he teen had no right to be on the street in the first place.

[Let's Go Rangers]

Technically, he teen had no right to be on the street in the first place.

Damn emancipation proclamation

[SharpAngles]

Technically, he teen had no right to be on the street in the first place.

Obviously a good reason to shoot him 17 times. When will these dangerous teens with their cell phones and candy bars learn?

[mcdonae101]

White power!!!!!!!

[hostile takeover]

Great. More night 'protests' and looting.

[Kermit]

Obviously a good reason to shoot him 17 times. When will these dangerous teens with their cell phones and candy bars learn?

What I was referring to was that he was currently on house arrest from a previous weapons related felony, so he shouldn't have been on the street. He should have been in his house.

[slambam]

Bring Al Sharpton's stupid ass back to STL. The thug was shooting at the officer, WTF does everybody expect. Guarantee it blows up into a race issue, that's what happens any other time a black person dies.

[The Kraken]

dudes want to claim "thug life" then start whining like little beotches when they down and get treated like a thug..... pussies

It's the new age thug. Thugs from our era Marco took it in stride. Prison or a hospital stay got you a 3-dot tattoo. They had to earn them dots and were proud of them. Todays gangsters and thugs are embarrassing to even the JROTC

[Kermit]

Got some protesting going on. Some windows broken. Cops pepper sprayed the crowd. I don't understand why these people are protesting over the guy that was killed.

[recon1]

So the officer and the suspect were close enough to have a "physical altercation" but then the suspect missed not once, not twice, but three times??? Something smells rotten in the state of Denmark.

I know EXACTLY why the punk not only missed, but the firearm jammed. I'm not gonna say why i know because i like it when the punks lose a good old fashioned gun battle.

[Kermit]

I know EXACTLY why the punk not only missed, but the firearm jammed. I'm not gonna say why i know because i like it when the punks lose a good old fashioned gun battle.

They don't bother(or know how) to do proper maintenance and cleaning on their stolen guns?

[Let's Go Rangers]

They don't bother(or know how) to do proper maintenance and cleaning on their stolen guns?

watermelon seeds and grape kool-aid in the extractor ?

[recon1]

Obviously a good reason to shoot him 17 times. When will these dangerous teens with their cell phones and candy bars learn?

He must have ran out of bullets, shame

[recon1]

They don't bother(or know how) to do proper maintenance and cleaning on their stolen guns?

Finna keep it on the down low