FOX 2’s Dan Gray found himself the target of protesters in St. Louis on Friday who were angry at the not guilty verdict for police officer Jason Stockley over the death of Anthony Lamar Smith.
Along with this verbal tongue lashing, which Gray called “the scariest moment in my career,” he was hit with three water bottles, “one in the back of the head and two in the shirt.”
Scariest moment in my career. Protesters upset about not guilty verdict for an officer accused of killing a suspect, turn on me and media. pic.twitter.com/iZyvg3gX0p
— Dan Gray KTVI Fox 2 (@DanGrayTV) September 15, 2017
Tell us more about the scary Trump supporters, eh?
Along with the anger at the media, protester threw rocks and debris at police officers:
Rocks & water bottles have been thrown at our officers throughout the day. Officers used great restraint. #STLVerdict pic.twitter.com/LIl2OxKhcO
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 15, 2017
Which sent multiple officers to the hospital:
Injured officers being taken to the hospital #StockleyVerdict pic.twitter.com/PXewTQtw2z
— Christina Coleman (@CColemanFoxNews) September 16, 2017
3 officers were injured in the protest, which really wasn’t a protest at this point:
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A total of three of our officers have been injured within the last hour. 2 transported, 1 refused treatment. https://t.co/I3FzB2jimb
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 16, 2017
Update: 9 officers were injured:
9 officers injured in day of protests downtown and in Central West End, mayor's home damaged https://t.co/UsegpO6RoO pic.twitter.com/hbD7Rlcjgh
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday) September 16, 2017
From Missouri Governor Eric Greitens:
Reports of bricks thrown at police. That's not protest. That's a crime. We stand behind our officers. This violence won't be tolerated.
— Eric Greitens (@EricGreitens) September 16, 2017
And they attacked a library:
Protesters shatter windows at a library on Euclid. #jasonstockley pic.twitter.com/gLJtacLe36
— KMOV (@KMOV) September 16, 2017
And the mayor’s house:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Mayor @LydaKrewson's house vandalized by #protesters. #JasonStockley pic.twitter.com/mSu7jyCyYB
— KMOV (@KMOV) September 16, 2017
And the American flag:
#Protesters burn the #American #Flag during a protest on the not guilty verdict of #JasonStockley pic.twitter.com/ePjxVm2sZH
— KMOV (@KMOV) September 16, 2017
And, for some reason, a Subway restaurant:
Protester just smashed window of Subway near Euclid & Pine. Walked away south. #stlverdict
— Mike Faulk (@Mike_Faulk) September 16, 2017
What a dumpster-fire of a night — literally:
.@STLFireDept extinguished this dumpster fire on N. Euclid and two agitators were arrested. #STLVerdict pic.twitter.com/NuizSBLOre
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) September 16, 2017
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Protester in ‘F*** THE POLICE’ shirt open carries handgun in the dumbest way possible #JasonStockley https://t.co/hGv28NzPm4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 15, 2017
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