Posted August 10, 2015 7:38 am by Comments

By Bob Owens

Police take cover after gunfire near a protest in Ferguson, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015.

Police officers providing protection for “Black Lives Matter” protesters on the anniversary of former Ferguson officer Darren Wilson’s self-defense shooting of drug-abusing strong-arm robbery suspect Michael Brown were fired upon last night by one of the protesters they were attempting to protect.

Police shot a man who fired on them in Ferguson, Missouri, late Sunday evening, the St. Louis County Police Department said, following the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown.

In an early Monday morning press conference, St. Louis County Police Department Chief Jon Belmar explained that two groups exchanged gunfire on the west side of W. Florissant near the Sam’s Market in Ferguson, amid a protest marking Brown’s death.

A male from one of those groups left, walked across the street, and stopped on the shoulder. Four plainclothes officers in an SUV saw that person, and pulled their vehicle out. The suspect opened fire on the car, hitting the grill and windshield.

The detectives got out of their vehicle when the suspect turned and fired at them, prompting the detectives to shoot back, police said. The detectives chased the suspect on foot. …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms

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