Protesters 'occupy' St. Louis police station, get pepper sprayed [photos, Vine]

Posted at 2:40 pm on December 31, 2014 by Doug P.

#BREAKING: PROTESTERS STORM POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN #FERGUSON – http://t.co/GCbEOuDqv1 pic.twitter.com/YdAUXNCw77
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 31, 2014

Several protesters in St. Louis made their way inside the police headquarters today:

Y'all, we have occupied the STL City police department. There are about 25 protestors inside. Protest. #Ferguson
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

The police weren't ready at all. Like, not at all. This is fascinating. Metro PD. Occupied. #Ferguson
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Protesters said they were there to serve police an “eviction notice”:

Metro PD Occupied. STL. https://t.co/XBntr63iF7
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Protestors inside Metro PD. Occupied. https://t.co/mJsdNGoYIa
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Metro PD. Occupied. Protest. STL. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/FOUj4r8XaU
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Metro PD. Occupied. Protest. #ferguson https://t.co/20iCrrX2y0
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Eviction Notice. Metro PD. Protest. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/GCktZXA3LF
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Demands that #Ferguson protesters have taped to windows at #StLouis police headquarters. pic.twitter.com/RSnGty2NCh
— elisacrouch (@elisacrouch) December 31, 2014

#Ferguson occupies the St. Louis Police Department today! Happy New Year! #OccupyThePolice #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bSrU2jAoXh
— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) December 31, 2014

Metro PD. Occupied. Protest. #ferguson https://t.co/3Okj1laSxF
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

If I get arrested today, please tweet to @Nettaaaaaaaa and @RE_invent_ED and @WyzeChef. If I suddenly go silent, I'm arrested.
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

The police seem to suggest that we attempted to destroy property upon entrance. That simply isn't true. Metro PD. #Ferguson
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

We want to meet. Metro PD sit in. https://t.co/peLBvYBypv
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

This officer is the closest to the protestors. STL. Metro. https://t.co/6B36M6NnoD
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Protest. Metro PD. OCCUPIED. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/kKg2ML2cqg
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Employees watch protestors. Metro PD. Occupied. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/2V3uXVK7qA
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Y'all. Metro PD. Occupied. https://t.co/YSawi8WQQR
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

"Lock these motherfuckers out." – police
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Wow https://t.co/iU1jTLXMPw
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

My birthday is July 9, 1985. They are going to arrest us. And they just grabbed me. This is crazy. Metro PD.
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

THEY ARE GOING TO ARREST US. https://t.co/MHosI0yYGf
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

1) Help create chaotic situation. 2) Complain about chaos.

Metro PD. PROTEST. https://t.co/kDsMvFYlyU
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Protesters were then forcibly removed from the building:

LOOK AT THIS. Metro PD. https://t.co/W9P8MWe98U
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Metro PD. Protest. https://t.co/tTSYV64Nbx
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Free the people. Pepper spray. America. Metro PD. https://t.co/K1sVc2eTpG
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Reb got tear gassed. Metro PD. https://t.co/1AjI8nnweW
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

I'm outside. They dragged me outside. They arrested some people. But they dragged me. Metro PD.
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Light skin guy is ready to spray everyone. https://t.co/8FHT0LQCgT
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

FTP. Free the people. Protest. https://t.co/96UJj9W6Bg
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

I believe. Protest. https://t.co/m9eEDSRtDX
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

Can’t have a protest without a drummer:

Drums. Protest. pic.twitter.com/qSJ0aqTkxv
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

My favorite drummer. Metro PD. https://t.co/6bYve2N8La
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 31, 2014

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