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Arrested 143 people tuesday during a protest that shut down a busy highway near downtown. demonstrators have been taking to the street since mid-september over the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of anthony lamarr smith. we will be right back. when you have a cold
>> hundreds of people protesting in st. louis after a judge ruled a white former police officer did not murder a black man. they demonstrate is calling the verdict on a fair and demanding justice. they say the cops have used pepper spray on them. the judge said prosecutors did not prove that former officer jason stockley wasn't acting in self-defense. happened in 2011 after a high-speed chase. shot anthony lamar smith five times. he said he thought him holding a gun. prosecutors argue the cops planted the gun in smith's car. the judge did not buy that. hi, will. >> shannon, ever since that dec...
Judge who has cleared a white police officer in a 2011 shooting. that officer, jason stokley, is no longer an officer with st. louis police department. he was charged with first-degree murder in the death of anthony lamarr smith. he was shot after a high-speed chase. the judge we are told by both prosecutors and defense, he said after pouring over the evidence again and again and looking at surveillance video, cell phone video, he could not determine beyond a reasonable doubt that this officer didn't act in self-defense. a lot of people insane was unhappy about that today. the victim in this c...
What goes down as the sun goes down tonight. shannon? >> we are hearing from leaders there and also family members, the fiance, loved ones of anthony lamar smith, the man who was killed, saying, go ahead and protest, we are with you in spirit, but don't get violent. they aren't condoning that. we will see if we will be safe. thank you for the report. >> absolutely. >> of the cia director who canceled an appearance at harvard at the last moment because the university gave former soldier and convicted leaker chelsea manning title of "visiting fellow." harvard and manning are responding. that is ...