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  • Tue. Nov 5th, 2024

This couple went viral for pointing guns at protesters. Here’s what you need to know

This couple went viral for pointing guns at protesters. Here’s what you need to know

Only yesterday Missouri couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey stood on their porch pointing guns towards protesters who were calling for police reform.

Protesters filmed it, and one version of the video has been watched more than 6 million times.

At the time of publication, it’s been retweeted more than 30,000 times. One of those retweets is from US President Donald Trump.

Here’s what you need to know about the story.

The protesters weren’t there for the couple

On Friday last week, St Louis mayor Lyda Krewson held a Facebook Live briefing in which she read the names and addresses of those who wrote letters about wanting to defund the police force.

The names and letters are considered public records, but the video was later removed and Krewson apologised the same day, saying she didn’t intend to cause distress.

On Sunday, the group of about 500 protesters were marching towards Krewson’s home to demand her

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