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Ferguson Police Release Video Capturing Teen Wielding Gun Before Shootout

© Photo : St. Louis County PoliceThe St. Louis County Police Department is released surveillance video pertinent to the investigation of the officer involved shooting of Tyrone Harris that occurred on August 9, 2015.
The St. Louis County Police Department is released surveillance video pertinent to the investigation of the officer involved shooting of Tyrone Harris that occurred on August 9, 2015. - Sputnik International
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The St. Louis County authorities released a video they claim shows teenager Tyrone Harris pulling out a firearm before being shot by police.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The St. Louis County authorities released a video they claim shows teenager Tyrone Harris pulling out a firearm before being shot by police on Sunday in Ferguson, Missouri, media reported.

“Authorities in Ferguson released on Tuesday a surveillance video they say shows a teenager pulling out a gun moments before he was shot and critically injured by plainclothes police,” Time reported. “[T]he person who appears to grab a gun [in the video]… has been identified as Tyrone Harris.”

The 18-year-old Harris reportedly opened fire on police on Sunday night in Ferguson, only to be shot and placed in critical condition.

The incident came hours after a rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was killed by a white police officer last August.

Harris, purportedly Brown’s friend, was charged with ten counts of assault and armed criminal action.

On Monday, St. Louis County declared a state of emergency in Ferguson and the surrounding areas amid the unrest and violence that followed commemoration rallies.

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