press release August 10, 2015
FERGUSON MO–On Sunday, August 9, 2015, at approximately 11:10 PM, while assisting the Ferguson Police Department in a protest detail on West Florissant Avenue, several gunshots began being fired by at least two unknown persons in the vicinity of the protests, specifically the 9200 block of West Florissant.
Several reports on social media have stated there had been two shootings on West Florissant. The second incident was not a shooting, and happened prior to the shots being fired. In this separate incident, a member of the local St. Louis Media was assaulted and robbed by several unknown persons on a nearby parking lot. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he is being treated for his injuries. The Ferguson Police Department is conducting the investigation into the robbery.
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