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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – A MetroLink beating captured on video is now lighting up social media in St. Louis. Viewers sent the video to FOX 2 on Twitter and Facebook pages looking for answers. Twan Davis posted the video to Facebook on Thursday morning. The fight starts at about 1:40 into the footage.
The video shows man seated at the front of the MetroLink train can be seen talking to several young men. After a heated exchange the man wearing a red shirt and hat punches the seated man in the face. The man puts up his fists to protect himself but never leaves his seat.
The announcer says, “Next station stop, Forest Park – Debaliviere Station.”
They straight trippin Cuhh ..
Posted by Twan Davis on Thursday, March 26, 2015
Several other men start punching the seated man in the face. The man in red then kicks the seated man. The victim guards his face with his hands.
The train stops and the perpetrators rush out of the MetroLink.
“Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to MetroLink. This is the blue line eastbound to the Fairview Heights Station leaving downtown St. Louis. Next station stop will be the Central West End.” says the MetroLink announcer.
The victim can still be seen sitting at the seat in front of the car after the suspects exit the train.
The person recording the video says, “They were trippin, damn.”
The unidentified man can be seen shielding his head from the punches and not defending himself as other passengers sit idly by.
When commenters asked what brought about the assault, Twan Davis replied: “They was talkin bout some Mike Brown shit.”
When commenters asked what brought about the assault, Twan Davis replied: “They was talkin bout some Mike Brown shit.”
Is this what St. Louis has come to?
