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Anthony Lamar Smith was a 24-year-old African American man from St. Louis, Missouri, who was shot and killed by then St. Louis Police officer Jason Stockley following a car chase on December 20, 2011. [1] On September 15, 2017, Stockley was found not guilty of first-degree murder, and protests erupted in St. Louis. [2]
The Coral Court Motel was a 1941 U.S. Route 66 motel constructed in Marlborough, Missouri (a St. Louis suburb) and designated on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County in 1989 [1] as a valuable example of the art deco and streamline moderne architectural styles. [2]
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than ...
In 1921, there were 138 homicides in St. Louis according to the St. Louis city coroner, giving a rate of about 14 per 100,000 residents. [7] [8] After 1934, St. Louis reported crime statistics to the FBI, which compiled and published reports of index crime and homicides in the annual Uniform Crime Reports.
Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP FileJudy Sherry, a longtime Kansas City advocate against gun violence, founded a volunteer organization to mobilize legislative efforts in ...
Marlborough is the most densely-populated community in the state of Missouri. There were 1,456 housing units at an average density of 6,330.4 per square mile (2,444.2/km 2). The racial makeup of the village was 80.0% White, 8.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 6.7% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races.
The former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Finch called Dorn a "true public servant". [14] Missouri Governor Mike Parson related the shooting of Dorn with the murder of George Floyd, tweeting that neither should have died, and that violence and criminal activity that had nothing to do with protests against Floyd's murder needed to stop. [27]
Chestnut Valley was an African American section of St. Louis centered on Market Street, Targee Street (named for Thomas Targee who was killed fighting the 1849 St. Louis fire), [1] and Chestnut Street. It existed from the late 19th century serving steamship workers plying their trade on the Mississippi on into the 20th century.