Second night of protests in St. Louis over killer cop's acquittal

Several hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters and other activists have taken to St. Louis’ streets for a second night in a row and clashed with police following the acquittal of a former white officer in the 2011 killing of an African-American man.

Protesters marched down the streets in St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday chanting, “Black Lives Matter” and “United we stand/divided we fall.”

“We don’t want to see property destruction or see people getting hurt,” Elad Gross, a 29-year-old St. Louis civil rights attorney, said as protesters gathered in a park near Washington University. “But this is a protest that addresses injustices not only happening here in St. Louis but around the country.”

The St. Louis Police Department said on Saturday evening that some protesters clashed with police and scuffles broke out. The police accused demonstrators of smashing windows at the Mayor’s house, the St. Louis Public Library and several businesses….

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