Violence erupts in Ferguson

By Alex Thomas

Update: The name of the person shot during the gunfire that erupted last night in Ferguson has been released. Tyrone Harris Jr, apparently a “close friend” of Michael Brown, came out of surgery early Monday morning after being shot by police Sunday night

The St. Louise Post-Dispatch is reporting that his father believes there is more to the story than has been released so far. “We think there’s a lot more to this than what’s being said,” Harris Sr. said.

St. Louis police are claiming that the man sought out police in an apparent purposeful attack. According to RT, “Jon Belmar, the head of St. Louis County police, said that a man opened fire on plainclothes detectives on Sunday evening. He was then pursued and shot by officers. The police chief did not identify the suspect, but said he was in a “critical” and“unstable” condition in hospital and undergoing surgery.”