Sunday, July 10, 2016

Intruder shot by off-duty St. Louis County officer after online argument about Black Lives Matter, family says

LAKESHIRE • An off-duty St. Louis County police officer shot and killed a man who tried to enter his home in Lakeshire in South County on Saturday afternoon, according to police.

The intruder was a 20-year-old man known to the family who had recently made threats toward the family and “uninvolved members of the community” on Facebook, police said Saturday night.

Brogan said his nephew, a former Affton High School football standout, suffered from bi-polar disorder.

According to Brogan, the officer and Gebhard had been arguing on Facebook about Black Lives Matter .... http://www.stltoday.com