St. Louis officer suspended after video comments

Sunday, August 24, 2014

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis County Police chief says an officer who had been assigned to patrols in Ferguson has been suspended while the department reviews a 2012 video in which the officer calls himself "a killer" and makes incendiary comments about religion and U.S. political leaders.

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