St. Louis Police arrested 80 protesters on Sunday night in the third day of rioting after the acquittal of police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted in the shooting death of heroin dealer Anthony Lamar Smith, who rammed Stockley’s police car with his vehicle.
Also arrested was St. Louis Post Dispatch reporter Mike Faulk.
Tonight @stltoday journalist @Mike_Faulk was arrested by @SLMPD. It was a mass arrest, people complained police didn't give them way to exit pic.twitter.com/LDrZRB32bC
— David Carson (@PDPJ) September 18, 2017
Protesters sprayed police officers with an unknown liquid.
Officers confiscate bottles with unknown chemicals used to against police tonight in downtown #stl pic.twitter.com/PUaJagBzn2
— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) September 18, 2017
Police in St. Louis confiscated weapons and unknown chemicals used against officers last night during rioting.
St. Louis police confiscate unknown chemicals used as weapons, guns, and protective gear from a so called ‘peaceful’ rioter. #Antifa pic.twitter.com/ehyzr0wmCI
— Saving America🔹️ (@SavingAmerica4U) September 18, 2017
It was the third consecutive night of riots in St. Louis on Sunday.
Fire crews helped decontaminate the police officers.
St. Louis media report some police officers were decontaminated by fire crews after being exposed to unknown chemicals in Sunday protests.
— PETER MAER (@petermaer) September 18, 2017