ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say they’ve arrested two juveniles and are seeking two other suspects after a man was beaten to death with hammers.
Police say 32-year-old Zemir Begic was in his car about 1:15 a.m. Sunday when several young people approached and began damaging it. He suffered injuries to his head, abdomen, face and mouth in the attack and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
About 50 people briefly blocked an intersection Sunday night to protest the killing of Begic, a Bosnian man who moved to St. Louis this year.
The Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/11HapWn ) reports St. Louis police Chief Sam Dotson spoke with residents during the street protest. He said the killing did not appear to be motivated by race or ethnicity. A motive hasn’t been released.
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In short we don’t know what caused the murder, but at TPM if it bleeds it leads. Who is running your news operation Josh, a refuge from KRAP TV News?
Would somebody do some reporting before publishing. Please.
If there was any sarcasm employed in the attack, the police should be on the lookout for Doug and Dinsdale Piranha.
fuck it. Fire up the bat signal.
Hey, back off. Dougie and Dinsdale were cruel, but fair.
According to the newspaper link, the police have arrested three suspects and know the name of a fourth. All arrested so far are black or Hispanic. They attacked another Bosnian man earlier that same night, but he was able to escape with minor injurys. Further details in the newspaper article might plausibly indicate that these attacks were related to race/ethnicity.