Ferguson BLM activist Darren Seals dies at 29 - killer is at large

[Cooley Hurd]

http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/ferguson-activist-darren-seals-dies-at/article_2174f1d8-747f-11e6-990f-33cd70d152a7.html



A locally known Ferguson activist who protested in the streets seeking justice for Michael Brown Jr.’s death was killed early Tuesday, September 6 in North St. Louis County.

Darren Seals, 29, was a factory line worker and hip-hop musician. Following the death of Mike Brown – an unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot by a white Ferguson police officer – Seals protested in the streets of Ferguson.

Seals was extremely vocal about issues surrounding Brown’s death and the St. Louis region. He was featured in national news outlets such as The Washington Post and Al Jazeera.

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Fellow activists took to social media to mourn his loss. Ashley Yates, an activist who protested in Ferguson, wrote “Darren King D Seals stood for Mike Brown and is and will always be a part of my Ferguson family. Rest in power, D.”

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Police say their investigation revealed that Seals suffered a gunshot wound before the car was set on fire. The incident is currently being investigated as a homicide.

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Cross gently, Darren

[Greywing]

1. OMG! This is so wrong!

and I just don't have much faith in the police will catch the murderer(s). I'm at a loss for words.

[mcar]

2. So sorry to hear this

[Catherine Vincent]

3. :(

Tragic!

[KT2000]

4. this is horrible

I hope they catch the person(s) who did this.

[Feeling the Bern]

7. Don't count on it. . .and if the person is killed, expect the police to fuck up the investigation so

the guy gets off.

Remember, they are threatening to not protect the 49ers because of their QB's stance against police brutality.

Cockroaches don't like light shone upon them. And police are cockroaches.

[ecstatic]

5. What if the people "investigating" are the ones

who are responsible?

[Volaris]

8. I was thinking the same thing, as soon as I heard the car was burned.

This was one of the boys in blue, or made to look that way.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. This really looks like a hit.

[philosslayer]

9. A Trump supporter maybe?

n/t

[TipTok]

10. I wonder who it could have been...

[LittleDuckie]

11. Before we all start thinking this guy is some kind of martyr . . .

Check out his Twitter timeline: http://twitter.com/KingDSeals

It's full of bizarre, semi-coherent ranting against Hillary, feminists, Black Lives Matter (no, really), rape victims, white people in general, etc., etc.

[Cooley Hurd]

12. Hardly a reason to be killed...

[LittleDuckie]

15. I didn't say it was.

I'm just pointing out that the guy was hardly a mainstream Democrat. Kinda like that other guy that everyone around here is so fond of.

Look, it's not my fault that DUers automatically assume that black = Democrat.

[salin]

18. is there something I am missing?

Some rule that says folks can't express concern unless the victim is a mainstream Democrat? Been here a long time .. that's a new one on me - and I am not sure to whom ('that other guy') you are referring.

[Iggo]

13. Okay, that's enough.

[LittleDuckie]

16. *waving*

Enough what? Enough reality? It's not my fault that some on DU blindly idolize people who are not actually on our side.

[Iggo]

14. I bet the cops will work tirelessly to make sure this killer is apprehended.

[salin]

17. isn't this the second shooting then left dead in a burning car incident?

Heard an interview this afternoon with another Ferguson based protest organizer in which this reminder came up. The other happened, irrc, after one of the big protests after the cop verdict was released.