St. Louis sees second night of protests over ex-cop’s acquittal

ST. LOUIS, MO — Protesters blocked roads in St. Louis on Saturday night on a second day of demonstrations after the acquittal of a former police officer who was charged with first-degree murder. Saturday’s demonstrations started as Friday’s did, with a few hundred people marching peacefully in streets near downtown and heated up as they continued into the night. A pocket of protesters threw bricks, rocks and projectiles with paint at police as officers tried to disperse the cro