ST. LOUIS POLICE OFFICER JASON STOCKLEY FOUND — NOT GUILTY!
** Local St. Louis protesters called for “mass disruption” if former police officer Stockley was acquitted.
Former St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Anthony Smith, who was shot and killed following a police chase in 2011.
Officer Stockley was accused of planting a gun in Smith’s car after the shooting.
Stockley testified in August in the murder trial.
Angry protesters shut down Market and Tucker Boulevard in downtown St. Louis this past hour.
Protesters gather in the intersection of Market and Tucker in downtown St. Louis after the Stockley ruling pic.twitter.com/P7Wmrl9Q2b
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) September 15, 2017
Jason Stockley was found not guilty in the shooting death of Anthony Smith https://t.co/m66jRnLf1L pic.twitter.com/5gyrW6DgP1
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 15, 2017
Community Activist Anthony Shihad leading protests in downtown #STL. @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/sJyHUpWLzY
— Lisa Hart (@LisaGHart) September 15, 2017
People gathered in Poelker Park, downtown #STL.
"Who's streets? Our streets."
Now taking to the streets. @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/jlqZxSq2sK— Lisa Hart (@LisaGHart) September 15, 2017
Officers talking about shutting down Market and Tucker where protestors have gathered in intersection. @ksdknews #stockleyverdict pic.twitter.com/01s1KIefhN
— Alexandra Corey KSDK (@AllieCoreyKSDK) September 15, 2017
The angry protesters shut down Market and Tucker intersection.
Protesters trying to block traffic at Market and Tucker. "Whose streets? Our streets" #stockleyverdict @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/iiBMNjoVxc
— Ryan Dean (@RyanDeanKSDK) September 15, 2017
UPDATE— The protesters are moving to shut down Interstate 64 in downtown St. Louis.