ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Police have released surveillance video of a suspect before Sunday night’s shooting during protests in Ferguson. The suspect in the video has been identified as Tyrone Harris. It appears Harris has a gun in the video.
A release from police states:
Detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Unit have identified the person in the video as Tyrone Harris. The video shows Harris grab a handgun out of his waistband once shots are fired during the protest in the W. Florissant corridor seconds prior to the officer involved shooting.
Harris is charged with ten additional felonies including 1st degree assault on law enforcement officers. He was out on bond for other felony charges. Harris was released on bond for a different felony case, before the August 9, 2015 gun battle.
Police say that Harris shot at them at around 10:20 pm in Ferguson on August 9th. Plain clothed detectives returned fire from the inside of their van.
Harris survived the officer involved shooting and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police said he was carrying a stolen 9mm handgun. The suspect’s gun was stolen in 2014 from Cape Girardeau.
Harris calls himself TY Glocks on Facebook. He`s posted dozens of pictures with him holding guns, often posting them with the #pistolgang. His last post was about an hour before the shooting. It said “I (expletive) around go on West Florissant tonight.”
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