FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) – A shooting in Ferguson has tensions riding high between residents and police in north St. Louis County.
Saturday afternoon a police involved shooting occurred at the Cansfield Green apartment complex in the 2900 block of Canfield.
Right now in #Ferguson, MO following the killing of 17-year-old #MikeBrown pic.twitter.com/caqdthrkq0
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 10, 2014
Police say an officer from the Ferguson Police Department was involved in shooting at the apartment complex that left a teenager dead.
Young black boys being turned into unwilling martyrs 😔 @AyoMissDarkSkin: My heart so heavy for this young man smh. pic.twitter.com/jSXj9dRjsI
— Jai Priestess (@JChiron18) August 9, 2014
At the request of the Ferguson Police Department the St. Louis County Crimes Against Person Unit is taking over the investigation of the shooting.
Witnesses to the shooting say the person shot was a 17-year-old teenager who was walking in the middle of a street with a friend.
The police officer involved in the shooting has been put on paid administrative leave.
Following the shooting a large crowd of residents from the apartment complex gathered at the crime scene in the middle of the apartment complex. In response to the crowd Ferguson police request additional help for crowd control from St. Louis County Police.
A spokesperson for St. Louis County Police says a perimeter was set-up around the apartment complex after gun fire was heard in the area.
In response to Saturday’s shooting the St. Louis County NAACP has launched an investigation into the events surrounding the death of a man in a police involved shooting in Ferguson. The NAACP has also asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to intervene in the investigation.
The president of the St. Louis County NAACP Missouri State Representative Ester Haywood released the following statement:
“We are hurt to hear that yet another teenaged boy has been slaughtered by law enforcement especially in light of the recent death of Eric Garner in New York who was killed for selling cigarettes. We plan to do everything within our power to ensure that the Ferguson Police Department as well as the St. Louis County Police Department releases all details pertinent to the shooting. We strongly encourage residents to stay away from the crime scene so that no additional citizens are injured. I have spoken directly with St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, and I am confident that both he and his department will ensure that the investigation is conducted properly and that all details are kept transparent.”
Source : Fox News