It wasn't instantly clear whether or not St. Louis police had been conscious of the incident. An e-mail and cellphone name from The Related Press
It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not St. Louis police had been conscious of the incident. An e-mail and cellphone name from The Related Press to police weren’t instantly answered.
The group of a minimum of 500 folks was heading towards Mayor Lyda Krewson’s residence, chanting, “Resign Lyda, take the cops with you,” information shops reported.
Resignation calls for come after a Fb Reside briefing on Friday the place Krewson learn the names and addresses of a number of residents who wrote letters to the mayor suggesting she defund the police division.
The video was faraway from Fb and Krewson apologized Friday, stating she did not “intend to trigger misery.”
The names and letters are thought-about public information however Krewson’s actions obtained heavy backlash.
Protesters nationwide have been pushing to “ defund the police ” following the dying of George Floyd and different Black folks killed by regulation enforcement. Floyd, who was in handcuffs, died Could 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost eight minutes.