MO:People Block Street, Jump on Vehicle, Man pulls Gun

Protesters  blocked the street in the central west end of St. Louis.  They surrounded a minivan containing a single white male, and jumped on the hood.  The driver of mini-van took evasive action, spilling the hood jumper into the street.   He drew a firearm while apparently calling police.    One of the protesters claimed that the man struck one of the people who were blocking the street, and called the police.   There were no reports of an ambulance called to the area.    From thegatewaypundit.com:

 Photo captures man flashing gun at protesters in CWE #STL http://ift.tt/1FQm6ZG

Notice that the person in the street is the man who was on the hood of the minivan.  It appears that the back window of the van has been broken.



Defending minivan driver on the phone with defensive firearm ready.  St. Louis Post-Dispatcher David Carson was on the scene and took these pictures and posted them on twitter.  Notice the cell phone, finger off the trigger, pistol not pointing at anyone, and the alert condition of the driver.   He appears to know what he is doing.

Driver peacefully surrendering to police.

Only days ago, people banged on a car, and attacked the driver of the car with hammers, killing him.


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Update: Picture of damage to back of van.  Note that the window is shattered as well.  The reporter tries to claim that it might have been shattered by someone on the inside.

Article here from kmov.com:  Highly prejudiced against driver, in my opinion.  Lie down in the middle of a busy intersection, be bumped by a vehicle, then attack it?  Does not sound like "peaceful protesters" to me.  Here is an account by a woman who is clearly backing the "protesters":

"The van tried to get through the intersection even though there were were people laying on the ground. Then he bumped three or four protesters, they put their hands on the car to try to stop him and that's when he gunned it," the woman said.

"I called 911. As the van tried to get away, another car blocked him in and that's when the man grabbed his gun," the woman said. "I thought he was going to shoot us and get away with it."

 Notice that she leaves out the part where the "protesters" attacked the man, who was peacefully trying to go about his business. The damage to the van speaks volumes.

What would have happened to the driver if he did not have a handgun? It is already clear that the people obstructing traffic had no respect for the rule of law.

A commenter at another site, familiar with the area, says that the van stopped within 50 feet of the intersection.