Killing of Anthony Lamar Smith

Shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith
DateDecember 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)
LocationWest Florissant Avenue and Acme Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Participants
  • Jason Stockley (police officer)
  • Anthony Smith (deceased)
DeathsAnthony Smith
ChargesFirst-degree murder
VerdictNot guilty

Anthony Lamar Smith was a 24-year-old African American man from St. Louis, Missouri, who was shot and killed by then St. Louis Police officer Jason Stockley following a car chase on December 20, 2011.[1] On September 15, 2017, Stockley was found not guilty of first-degree murder, and protests erupted in St. Louis.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Protest as US policeman cleared of murder". BBC News. September 15, 2017.