Protests in Missouri, USA over police shooting of unarmed teenager
- 10 years ago
Wednesday night in Missouri, 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers was shot 16 times by an off-duty police officer. Police say the boy was armed and opened fire. According to Myers' family, the youth, who died of his injuries, was armed only with a sandwich. This is the second shooting of an unarmed African American teen since August. Authorities are preparing for large scale protests. teleSUR