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St. Louis Police Say Gunshot Residue Found on Teen Shot by Police Officer

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Thinkstock 101414 PoliceLine?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1413323618395Rex_Wholster/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — The Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department announced on Tuesday that lab results indicate that Vonderrit Myers, the 18-year-old shot and killed by a police officer in south Saint Louis on Oct. 8, had fired at the officer.

Police had initially claimed that Myers had been armed and had fired at the officer first, while friends and family had disputed that claim. Tuesday’s lab results indicated that gunshot residue was found on Myers’ hand, on his shirt and inside the waistband and pockets of his jeans.

Protesters have continued to gather in nearby Ferguson after the shooting deaths of Myers and Michael Brown, 18, by police officers have stoked racial tensions in the region. At least 19 people were arrested on Monday during ongoing protests.


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