'Mayhem': 4 police officers shot during long night of violence and destruction in St. Louis
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A car burns at the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Tucker Boulevard on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. After a peaceful day of protests things devolved into full scale riot with looting, fires and 4 police officers shot. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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An exasperated St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden speaks before the media about the shooting of four police officers late Monday during downtown protests, during a news conference outside Barnes Jewish Hospital early on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Protesters in downtown St. Louis at the City Justice Center shout "No justice, no peace" during a rally on Monday, June 1, 2020. Protests across the country continued after the death of George Floyd who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com