Mike Browns Friend Shot By Police On One Year Anniversary Of Death.
The person shot in Ferguson by a police officer after a day of commemorating the first anniversary of Michael Brown’s death has been identified by his father as 18-year-old Tyrone Harris Jr., of St. Louis, who was “real close” to Brown, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
After shooting him they handcuffed him and stood over his body, continuing to aim their guns while a witness recording the incident screamed and begged for them to get him medical attention. The man recording was then arrested for “disobeying police” and staying in the area. Thankfully the ambulance was called and he was rushed to the hospital, put into surgery, and is currently in unstable and critical condition.
The story is that apparently Harris had been tracked throughout the protest in an unmarked vehicle and in plainclothes(meaning not wearing their uniform but simply dressed as normal citizens)as police believed he was “armed.” Officers allege the suspect approached the detectives who were sitting in a van and opened fire with a 9mm gun that had been stolen last year.
Belmar added that 40 and 50 shots were fired in an exchange between the two groups, and the incident he described as “remarkable” lasted around 45 seconds. “They were criminals. They weren’t protesters,” Belmar said of those involved in the shootings. He did not say if there were any casualties from the shooting on West Florissant Avenue. Protesters and members of the media who had gathered in the street took cover or fled when the firing started, The Associated Press reported.
The media and Police are both calling harris the “shooting suspect” but have no evidence to back it up. It’s all simply speculation at this point. Witnesses, including his girlfriend, are saying Harris never shot at police, he was just one of the bystanders trying to flee when the shots first rang out.
Pictures and Videos from that night also show that the original shooter was wearing completely different clothes than Harris and in the video, you can see the unmarked police car drive right past the shooter.
The cops involved in shooting are on paid leave while there’s an investigation.
2 Officers have been shot, 1 in the shoulder and other in the face, in Ferguson. The shots did not come from any protesters. Intense night out in Ferguson.
reading wilson’s statements about Mike Brown further illustrates why the “magical negro” trope is so fucking dangerous. he called Mike a “demon”. he said he looked like he got stronger with each bullet fired into him. he saw him, not as a human, not as a boy, but a mystical frightening creature that absolutely needed excessive force to terminate. he didn’t see him as human and capable of feeling pain and death. he was supernaturally othered.
like… black people aren’t protesting for healthcare or abortion or gun rights… they are quite literally protesting to be seen with humanity. they’re protesting to be seen as humans worthy of LIFE. Worthy of a respectful obituary, memorial and investigation into their death if it was by a killer cop.theres something wrong with the fact that black people need to rally in the street saying “DONT SHOOT”
Steve Harvey’s emotional chat with Michael Brown’s mom (Full Interview)
i urge, urge, urge, URGE you to spread this like a wildfire. We need to reveal the humanity of this situation because Michael was not a thug, his family is real, the suffering that the black community goes through is tragic.
Black people should not be taught to assume the position, black people should not fear walking at night to buy a candy bar or a simply SWISHER, black people should not be treated like second class citizens. 2014 especially.
Spread this to the racists! Spread this to Facebook! Spread this literally EVERYWHERE YOU CAN.
Let EVERYONE know that mike did not die in vain. Let everyone know that he is not another statistic. He is Mike Brown and we must be he voice as well as the voice of all that have been murdered due to racial injustice
As of late Tuesday night, Ferguson, Missouri, is quietly waiting. The city looked nothing like the human rights flashpoint America saw in the media at summer’s end.
Citizens are preparing for a Clayton-based grand jury to announce whether police Officer Darren Wilson will be indicted in the Aug. 9 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown. But far from the scene of chaos the media often makes it out to be, the streets are dead quiet, and store owners are taking serious precautions in anticipation of civic unrest.
As of late Tuesday night, Ferguson, Missouri, is quietly waiting. The city looked nothing like the human rights flashpoint America saw in the media at summer’s end.
Citizens are preparing for a Clayton-based grand jury to announce whether police Officer Darren Wilson will be indicted in the Aug. 9 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown. But far from the scene of chaos the media often makes it out to be, the streets are dead quiet, and store owners are taking serious precautions in anticipation of civic unrest.
Darren Wilson still hasn’t been arrested, is still on paid administrative leave, and can return to duty if he is not indicted.
1,000 police officers have trained for 5,000 hours to respond to Ferguson protesters. The National Guard is on standby. Homeland Security vehicles have been spotted in STL.
The KKK has called Ferguson protesters “terrorists” and has threatened to use “lethal force” against them.
