A brawl broke out at a St. Louis City Hall meeting on civilian oversight of police on Wednesday night, according to reports from the scene.
While it was not immediately clear who started the fight or for what reason, the meeting allegedly took a turn for the worse after an exchange between St. Louis Alderman Terry Kennedy and Jeff Roorda of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Nicholas Pistor reported. Photos from the scene showed Roorda wearing a bracelet that said, "I Am Darren Wilson," the Ferguson police officer who shot the unarmed, black 18-year-old Michael Brown.
People in the crowd started shouting, KSTL's Staci Kramer said. Some reports claimed that Roorda had been aggressive with other attendees.
Order was eventually restored and the meeting brought to a close. There were no immediate reports of injuries and arrests.
The meeting was one of four to discuss policing in the St. Louis area in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The meeting on Wednesday night was considering a bill calling for civilian oversight of police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Meeting on proposed civilian oversight review board out of control at City Hall. #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1y7Fz2y
— Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) January 29, 2015 While it was not immediately clear who started the fight or for what reason, the meeting allegedly took a turn for the worse after an exchange between St. Louis Alderman Terry Kennedy and Jeff Roorda of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Nicholas Pistor reported. Photos from the scene showed Roorda wearing a bracelet that said, "I Am Darren Wilson," the Ferguson police officer who shot the unarmed, black 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Jeff Roorda at #STL #CRB hearing wearing #IAmDarrenWilson bracelet. Speaker says at least 1 other officer did too. http://ift.tt/1y7DSlR
— Staci D Kramer (@sdkstl) January 29, 2015 People in the crowd started shouting, KSTL's Staci Kramer said. Some reports claimed that Roorda had been aggressive with other attendees.
Claims Jeff Roorda, the controversial police union head, pushed a woman: RT @search4swag: this is who Jeff pushed https://t.co/sx0oiofuwE
— Staci D Kramer (@sdkstl) January 29, 2015 Order was eventually restored and the meeting brought to a close. There were no immediate reports of injuries and arrests.
The meeting was one of four to discuss policing in the St. Louis area in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The meeting on Wednesday night was considering a bill calling for civilian oversight of police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Read More http://ift.tt/1y7Hvbz
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