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Posted on: October 9, 2016 at 10:33:37 CT
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Just like last year, loved ones and community members gathered to honor Myers’ life at the corner of Klemm Street and Shaw Boulevard in South city – right outside of Shaw Market.
Before the program began, an argument ensued amongst unknown parties on Klemm, between Shaw and Castleman Avenue. One person fired a shot, and then several others opened fired in response, according to a driver who was turning onto Klemm as the gunfire started. The car was struck several times, but the driver was uninjured.
Witnesses said Police Chief Sam Dotson arrived minutes after the shooting occurred, and other officers quickly began taping off the blocks on Klemm and Castleman. By 9 p.m. police had found more than 58 case shellings.
Witnesses said that Myers’ mother and father, along with dozens of others, were immediately caught in the middle of the violence but were able to run to safety. Several people were injured, but most fled the scene without seeking medical attention.
“Tonight was really unfortunate because there is a family who is continually grieving the loss of their only son and they had to be exposed to this level of trauma,” said Kayla Reed, a Ferguson activist who arrived at the vigil just after the shots were fired.
Bruce Franks Jr., the Democratic nominee in the November election for state representative of the 78th District, said he heard the shots as he was driving up to the vigil.
“We talk about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder,” Franks said. “This is a trigger right here. This looks almost exactly like the scene (in 2014), and that’s not okay for the family, for the friends, for the neighborhood – especially the mother and father who have been through so much.”
The family prayed briefly outside the yellow crime-scene tape before leaving at around 8:30 p.m.
Before the program began, an argument ensued amongst unknown parties on Klemm, between Shaw and Castleman Avenue. One person fired a shot, and then several others opened fired in response, according to a driver who was turning onto Klemm as the gunfire started. The car was struck several times, but the driver was uninjured.
Witnesses said Police Chief Sam Dotson arrived minutes after the shooting occurred, and other officers quickly began taping off the blocks on Klemm and Castleman. By 9 p.m. police had found more than 58 case shellings.
Witnesses said that Myers’ mother and father, along with dozens of others, were immediately caught in the middle of the violence but were able to run to safety. Several people were injured, but most fled the scene without seeking medical attention.
“Tonight was really unfortunate because there is a family who is continually grieving the loss of their only son and they had to be exposed to this level of trauma,” said Kayla Reed, a Ferguson activist who arrived at the vigil just after the shots were fired.
Bruce Franks Jr., the Democratic nominee in the November election for state representative of the 78th District, said he heard the shots as he was driving up to the vigil.
“We talk about Post-traumatic Stress Disorder,” Franks said. “This is a trigger right here. This looks almost exactly like the scene (in 2014), and that’s not okay for the family, for the friends, for the neighborhood – especially the mother and father who have been through so much.”
The family prayed briefly outside the yellow crime-scene tape before leaving at around 8:30 p.m.
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