St. Louis Police Officer Describes Chaos During Downtown Riots

Dumpsters. Concrete barriers. Brick walls connected to some fencing. Those items became the shields that may have saved the lives of about 20 St. Louis police officers downtown Monday night and into the early morning hours Tuesday.
June 4, 2020
Dumpsters. Concrete barriers. Brick walls connected to some fencing. Those items became the shields that may have saved the lives of about 20 St. Louis police officers downtown Monday night and into the early morning hours Tuesday after peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent. St. Louis officer Jay Schroeder was among them.
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