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| U.S. Police Officer 'Ambushed' in Missouri |
| 2015-07-15 |
| [AnNahar] A bandana-wearing attacker "ambushed" and shot a police officer who was sitting in his car in the Missouri city of St Louis on Tuesday, officials said. The officer, 39, was struck in the torso but was saved by his bullet-proof vest, St Louis police chief Sam Dotson said. Sounds like some shadowy groups wants more turmoil and controversy... The attack comes nearly a year after heightened racial tensions in the region following the police shooting of unarmed black man Michael Brown in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson. In December, two officers were shot and killed in New York by a man who said he wanted to kill police because he was angry about the deaths of Brown and another man, Eric Garner, who died after being put in a chokehold as he was incarcerated You have the right to remain silent... for selling cigarettes. In Tuesday's shooting, the off-duty officer -- who is black -- was sitting in his own car while working an approved second job as a security guard in a posh neighborhood filled with shops and restaurants. The shooter was described as a black man aged 18-22. A lone protester holding a sign reading "How Does It Feel?" went to the scene of the shooting and stood with his back to the yellow police tape. "How does it feel to be met with same aggression you inflict on certain communities daily?" Dhoruba Shakur, 25, told the St Louis Post Dispatch. Dhoruba? The attack occurred shortly before 5:00 am, when the gunman got out of a car that had three other men in it. He had a black bandana over his face and immediately started shooting, Dotson said. The officer -- a 16-year veteran -- returned fire from his car and believes he may have hit the assailant, Dotson said. "What we have is a sergeant of the St Louis police department, working in full uniform, who was ambushed, who was targeted by these individuals," Dotson said. The officer was expected to be released from hospital later Tuesday. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 "Black Lives Matter! except Black cops- " |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-07-15 14:53 |