Last night was the anniversary of Mike Brown’s shooting death in Ferguson, Missouri–
** Numerous shots were fired at police in Ferguson!
** Protesters looted at least three businesses
** One local reporter was mugged
** Shooter aimed at police and was shot down. He is in serious condition
The shots rang out after 11 PM.
VIDEO—
The protesters harassed police after the shooting.
Shooting suspect shot at responding officers. Suspect is in surgery. 4 officers on admin. leave. pic.twitter.com/ZlEuHEPCvJ
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) August 10, 2015
The shooter, Tyrone Harris, was a good friend of Michael Brown.
Sooper Mexican reported:
Shooting victim identified as Tyrone Harris, 18, 2015 Normandy High graduate. Dad says son was "real close" with #Michael Brown.
#Ferguson
— stevegiegerich (@stevegiegerich) August 10, 2015
The police who shot Tyrone Harris were black.
Tyrone Harris wrote on Twitter, “I’ll do the hit by myself.”
"I'll Do Da Hit By Myself"—attempted copkiller/#BlackLivesMatter hero #TyroneHarris
http://t.co/cH2HHMA697
@STKnutsen pic.twitter.com/RiIisme4HL
— Tumblrisms (@Tumblrisms) August 10, 2015
Harris was charged with four counts of assault on police officers today.