Crime

Man Shot 10 Times, Reportedly While Carrying Petitions for A Safer Missouri

By Paul Friswold Wed., Feb. 8 2012 at 10:19 AM
Categories: Crime, Violent Crime
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​Police were called to Carter and Clarence avenues in the O'Fallon Park neighborhood around 9 p.m. last night to find an unidentified man in his mid-fifties had been shot ten times.

According to the Post-Dispatch, the man was carrying petitions for A Safer MIssouri Citizens' Coalition, the group sponsoring the ballot issue to restore local control of the police to the city. It's not known if he was actively campaigning in the neighborhood at the time of the shooting.

The man was taken to an area hospital. The police have no suspects at this time.

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Police declined to comment on whether he had a bichass or not.

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hee prolly kilt ba da wyt debullz n dae klan pantz n sheeit

cause 9 wasn't enough
cause 9 wasn't enough

Supporting or not supporting local control will not make you safer and will not prevent situations like this.  Police are grief mops and they clean up, not solve problems.  Carry a pistol, not petitions.  Whether you support carrying a weapon or not, you are ultimately responsible for your safety. 

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