FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A law enforcement spokesman says a large crowd has confronted officers, yelling such things as “kill the police” after a police officer fatally shot a male in a St. Louis-area neighborhood.
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St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman says shots were heard at the scene Saturday afternoon in Ferguson, a few miles north of downtown St. Louis. Schellman said “a couple hundred people” came out of nearby apartment buildings after a Ferguson officer shot the male. He didn’t identify the person or say what prompted the shooting.
Schellman says there were no reports of additional injuries at the scene, and the crowd was under control by 5 p.m. About 60 other officers initially responded to the area.
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The victim has been identified via social media as 17-year-old Michael “Mike Mike” Brown. According to Ferguson resident La’Toya Cash, he was shot 10 times by Ferguson Police.
Brown, a 2014 graduate of Normandy High School, was scheduled to begin classes at Vatterott College on Monday.
According to Dorian Johnson, he was walking with Brown when an officer confronted them and drew his weapon.
“He (the officer) shot again and once my friend felt that shot, he turned around and put his hands in the air,” said Johnson. “He started to get down and the officer still approached with his weapon drawn and fired several more shots.”
“He was a good kid. He didn’t live around here,” said Desuirea Harris, grandmother of the victim. “He came to visit me and they did that to him for no reason.”
Brown’s mother, Lesley Mcspadden, reacts:
What the hell is going on in Ferguson?! pic.twitter.com/S5Yjnns6bU
— Tammie Holland (@TammieHolland) August 9, 2014
Police have brought out the large gear in #Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/2gxUzOvwfy
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 9, 2014
Ferguson police just executed an unarmed 17 yr old boy that was walking to the store. Shot him 10 times smh. pic.twitter.com/GkpoO6Vq0I
— La’Toya Cash (@AyoMissDarkSkin) August 9, 2014
My heart so heavy for this young man smh. pic.twitter.com/MaiXOxsS7r
— La’Toya Cash (@AyoMissDarkSkin) August 9, 2014
Twitter Reacts
Smh R.I.P mike mike.! 😟😢
— Track Phenom (@athletic_chicc) August 9, 2014
Rest In Peace To My Cousin #MikeMike 👼 it’s raining outside cuz thanks for letting us know you made it… http://t.co/Mj3DN0fTiz
— July 4th ♋️ (@iLoveJaiKyra) August 9, 2014
Just spoke to #mikemike ‘a mother Lesley Mcspadden ….#fergusonshooting http://t.co/v7yQaDe3nG
— Brittany Noble KMOV (@BrittanyNoble) August 9, 2014
This is so sad like RIP Mike Mike you didn’t deserve to get shot 9 times AT ALL!
— 8/11 (@JassyArab) August 9, 2014
#MikeBrown was a kid about to go to College on Monday. Imagine it was your child. For some of us, it’s a possibility we live with every day.
— S. Raughley (@s_raughley) August 10, 2014
Remember, #MikeBrown was executed by #FergusonPolice in August 2014. No questions, just EXECUTED IN THE STREET.
— LavenderKitchenSink (@lkscollective) August 10, 2014
WTF am I supposed to tell my future children? Sorry honey, we’re black, therefore we’re disposable. Enjoy whatever years you get? #MikeBrown
— S. Raughley (@s_raughley) August 10, 2014
One more time: #MikeBrown was to start college on Monday. #Ferguson
— Yukio Strachan (@boldandworthy) August 10, 2014
Teenager #MikeBrown won’t start college on Monday because he was shot ten times by a #Ferguson police officer. pic.twitter.com/3Pewec9gob
— Governor Oopsies (@GovernorOopsies) August 10, 2014
Tears are flowing down my face for #MikeBrown and his family. The murdering of unarmed black boys by the police has to STOP. #MikeMike
— Sil Lai Abrams (@Sil_Lai) August 10, 2014
The president of the St. Louis County NAACP Missouri State Representative Ester Haywood released the following statement:
“We are hurt to hear that yet another teenaged boy has been slaughtered by law enforcement especially in light of the recent death of Eric Garner in New York who was killed for selling cigarettes. We plan to do everything within our power to ensure that the Ferguson Police Department as well as the St. Louis County Police Department releases all details pertinent to the shooting. We strongly encourage residents to stay away from the crime scene so that no additional citizens are injured. I have spoken directly with St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, and I am confident that both he and his department will ensure that the investigation is conducted properly and that all details are kept transparent.”
The officer who shot Brown has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.