Six deaths, all involving men with connections to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, drew attention on social media and speculation in the activist community that something sinister was at play. ( Jim Salter, File / AP Photo ) In this Sept. 17, 2017 file photo, Cori Bush speaks on a bullhorn to protesters outside the St. Louis Police Department headquarters in St. Louis. St. Louis County police spokesman Shawn McGuire said witnesses have simply refused to come forward, leaving detectives with no answers for why the men were targeted. — In October, 24-year-old Danye Jones was found hanging from a tree in the yard of his north St. Louis County home. “Something is happening,” said Cori Bush, a frequent leader of the Ferguson protests.

Source: thestar March 17, 2019 14:37 UTC