Dozens of people were arrested after a forth night of demonstrations in St. Louis over the acquittal of former police officer Jason Stockley who had been charged with first-degree murder. Credit: Lawrence Bryant/St. Louis American
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Tensions in St. Louis: How Did We Get Here?
Since white ex-St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted Friday in the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, demonstrators have taken to the streets every night. Largely peaceful in the daytime and sometimes turning violent after dark, the protests have reignited the national conversation over race, police conduct and the use of the deadly force.
