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August 12, 2015

St. Louis Police Release New Video of Tyrone Harris Pre-Shooting 
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In news from Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis County Police Department
has released a video it says shows African-American teenager Tyrone
Harris drawing a pistol before he was shot and critically injured by
Ferguson police officers Sunday night. The shooting occurred during the
ongoing protests over the first anniversary of Michael Brown's death.
Harris has been charged with four counts of assault on law enforcement
and is being held on $250,000 bail. His father says Harris did not have
a gun.

 

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