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St. Louis: Protests Continue over Acquittal of White Former Officer

HeadlineOct 02, 2017

In St. Louis, Missouri, police used a Taser weapon Friday to electrocute a protester, and pepper-sprayed others when they confronted officers over the incident, in the latest clash over the acquittal of white former police officer Jason Stockley for the murder of 24-year-old African American Anthony Lamar Smith. Friday’s incident came after protesters in St. Louis unfurled a banner at a Cardinals-Brewers baseball game reading “Stop Killing Us.”

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