Across Fox 2 News headlines “Suspect shoots at officers in Normandy; police say suicide attempt.”
Police say an African-American male shot himself in an attempted suicide. Community members are tired of the news being misconstrued to further insult another African-American male in St. Louis.
Live on the 7700 block of Paddington where the male was killed, a member of the community,@kingdseals (IG), captured a revolutionary moment of witnesses and residents rejecting interviews with the media.
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WE can’t just let this keep happening as if it is common. Reject what you don’t believe, especially when there is footage that supports otherwise.
Community Stops Media Lies About Normandy Shooting was originally published on hot1041stl.com
