Ferguson Police Release Video Showing Moments Before Anniversary Shooting
Ferguson Police Release Video Showing Moments Before Anniversary Shooting
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In this handout provided by the St. Louis County Police Department, video surveillance appears to show Tyrone Harris Jr. grab a handgun once shots are fired during the protest in the W. Florissant corridor, prior to the officer involved shooting in St. Louis, Mo., on August 9, 2015 .St. Louis County Police Department/Getty Images
Authorities in Ferguson released on Tuesday a surveillance video they say shows a teenager pulling out a gun moments before he was shot and critically injured by plainclothes police.
According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the person who appears to grab a gun from his waistband around the 10-second mark has been identified as Tyrone Harris Jr., 18, by the city’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons.
Harris, who is black, was shot after he opened fire on the officers on Monday, the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, according to the St. Louis police chief. His father called the authorities’ description of the events “a bunch of lies,” and said two girls who were with his son told him that he was unarmed.
Prosecutors charged Harris on Monday with 10 felonies, including four counts of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer. He remains hospitalized in critical condition.
See the Protests in Ferguson on the Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
A black man lies badly wounded with blood on his shirt after a police officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Mo., on August 9, 2015. Rick Wilking—ReutersSt. Louis County Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers stand guard as protesters march on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., on August 9, 2015. Michael B. Thomas—AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators, marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown, face off with police during a protest along West Florrisant Street in Ferguson, Mo., on August 9, 2015.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesA woman reacts after shots were fired in a police-officer involved shooting in Ferguson, Mo., on August 9, 2015. Rick Wilking—ReutersDemonstrators, marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown, protest along West Florrisant Street in Ferguson on August 9, 2015.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesGun fire broke out during protests in the evening of the anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown along West Florrisant Streetin Ferguson, Mo., on August 9, 2015. Scott Olson—Getty ImagesDemonstrators, marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown, march along West Florrisant Street in Ferguson, Mo., on August 9, 2015.Scott Olson—Getty ImagesA day of peaceful remembrance marking the anniversary of 18-year-old black teen Michael Brown's killing by police in Ferguson came to a violent end as gunfire left at least one protester injured in Ferguson, Mo., on August, 9, 2015.Michael B. Thomas—AFP/Getty Images
