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In St. Louis, Silent Protest After Night Of Violence And Arrests

Published September 18, 2017 at 11:06 AM CDT
A man yells at a law enforcement officer during a protest action following a not guilty verdict on September 15, 2017 in St. Louis, Mo. Protests erupted following the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley, who was charged with first-degree murder last year in the shooting death of motorist Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
A man yells at a law enforcement officer during a protest action following a not guilty verdict on September 15, 2017 in St. Louis, Mo. Protests erupted following the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley, who was charged with first-degree murder last year in the shooting death of motorist Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Protesters led a silent march Monday morning in St. Louis, continuing the dayslong rallies after former police officer Jason Stockley, who is white, was found not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, a black man.

Protests began peacefully Sunday night, but later erupted into violence, resulting in more than 80 arrests. Here & Now‘s Robin Young gets the latest from St. Louis Public Radio’s Nancy Fowler (@NancyFowlerSTL).

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