A retired police captain who tried to defend his store from looters was shot and killed on the street in St Louis. Warning: Graphic
Fireworks go off in front of police in front of police headquarters in St Louis. Picture: Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via APA disturbing series of videos has revealed shocking violence against police officers as unrest spread to more than 70 American cities over George Floyd’s death.
“Some coward fired shots at officers and now we have four in the hospital, but thank God they’re alive,” St Louis Police Chief John Hayden told reporters during a press conference about 1.45am Tuesday . Diane Davis wipes away tears after bringing flowers Tuesday, June 2, 2020, to a memorial for David Dorn outside Lee's Pawn & Jewelry. Picture: Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via APMeanwhile, an officer in Las Vegas was also shot, and in other parts of the country, footage emerged of several police officers being run over .
In a separate incident, footage shows an officer being run over as looters make their getaway in Greenwich Village.
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