Burned out QuikTrip being put off-limits as Ferguson gathering spot

2014-08-18T12:30:00Z 2014-12-10T12:08:05Z Burned out QuikTrip being put off-limits as Ferguson gathering spotBy Staff Reports stltoday.com
August 18, 2014 12:30 pm  • 

The burned-out QuikTrip that has become one of the main gathering points for protesters in Ferguson was put off limits by police on Monday.

Law enforcement officers told protesters and reporters who stopped at the store's parking lot they needed to keep moving.

The store, which was burned in the riots on Aug. 10, has become a focal point of the unrest in Ferguson since Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed by a police officer on Aug. 9.

The Rev. Cecil Rogers, 61, made his daily pilgrimage to the QuikTrip. Police told him, "Please keep moving, sir."

Rogers walked about 20 feet, stopped and said: "I'm too tired to keep moving all day. That ain't right."

Meanwhile, residents were buzzing with the news that the National Guard would soon be in Ferguson. 

Paul Hampel and Laurie Skrivan, 12:15 p.m. Monday

 

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