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October 15, 2014

Police: Ballistic Evidence Implicates St. Louis Man Shot Dead by Officer 
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In Missouri, police say ballistic evidence shows a man fatally shot by
police last week opened fire first. An off-duty officer killed
18-year-old Vonderitt Myers after approaching a group Myers was standing
with on the street. Myers' family has insisted he was unarmed, holding
only a sandwich he had bought moments before. But the Missouri Highway
Patrol says new residue tests and ballistic evidence support the
officer's claim that Myers fired at least three times before the officer
shot back. Myers' killing has sparked new protests as demonstrators
continue to rally for justice two months after the police shooting of
unarmed black teen Michael Brown.

 

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