After an off-duty, 16-year veteran St. Louis police officer was shot ambush style by a young black male suspect, a protestor who was active in the Ferguson “uprising” took it upon himself to rush to the scene and hold up a sign to mock the attack.
A lone protester holding a sign reading “How Does It Feel?” went to the scene of the shooting and stood with his back to the yellow police tape.
“How does it feel to be met with same aggression you inflict on certain communities daily?” Dhoruba Shakur, 25, told the St Louis Post Dispatch.
The officer—who was escaped with only minor injuries because he was wearing a bullet proof vest—is black.
Yahoo reports that St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Sam Dotson said,”What we have is a sergeant of the St Louis police department, working in full uniform, who was ambushed, who was targeted.”
After he retweeted a story about the attack on the officer by four black males, Shakur took it upon himself to rush to the scene.
Cop was just shot in the cwe……lets watch this unfold. I hope who ever did it gets away
— Dhoruba Toure Shakur (@DhorubaShakur) July 14, 2015
Update in #CWE officer shot: @slmpd looking for 4 black males in gray Ford Taurus, one man possibly injured in that vehicle. #STL #breaking
— Rebecca Roberts (@RRobertsTV) July 14, 2015
Fuck it I’m hoping on the train down there to the scene. Pray for a nigga — Dhoruba Toure Shakur (@DhorubaShakur) July 14, 2015
On his Twitter feed, Shakur expressed no remorse for his mocking protest and was defiant:
So I’ve gotten so many middle fingers while holding this sign smh…..who cares though lol. #blacklivesmatter
— Dhoruba Toure Shakur (@DhorubaShakur) July 14, 2015
This is not a game nor a joke! I take this shit seriously. Ima ride for what I believe to be truth wether I’m 200 deep or by myself! #FTP
— Dhoruba Toure Shakur (@DhorubaShakur) July 14, 2015
I most of did something right cause the trolls going ham on a brotha…hide behind that phone. Funny part is your tweets ain’t stopping shit
— Dhoruba Toure Shakur (@DhorubaShakur) July 14, 2015
To all my comrades who continue to support my methods I really appreciate you. I love knowing I’m not alone in this fight!
— Dhoruba Toure Shakur (@DhorubaShakur) July 15, 2015
Others on social media expressed support for Shakur.
Aye, shout out to @DhorubaShakur. That one man protest is a beast and it has those white folks irate. Salute.
— Dr. Cornel Fresh (@WyzeChef) July 15, 2015
So I’ve gotten so many middle fingers while holding this sign smh…..who cares though lol. #blacklivesmatter
— Dhoruba Toure Shakur (@DhorubaShakur) July 14, 2015
Shakur was part of the Ferguson protests that began after Michael Brown was shot after assaulting a police officer. Shakur, a musician and activist was part of events such as a “die-in.”
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