Who's Burning Black Churches in St. Louis?
Six houses of worship have been set on fire in the last month. Investigators say they can’t yet determine whether the arsons are racially motivated.
by David A. Graham
Oct 22, 2015
3 minutes
Overnight companies extinguished this #church #fire; 4700blk of Plover. Investigation is ongoing. #STLCity pic.twitter.com/BqopqOqOib
— STLFD PIO (@STLFireDept) October 17, 2015
For the second time in six months, black churches are burning.
There have been six fires since October 8, all within a few miles of each other around St. Louis. Five have been at predominantly black churches, while the sixth was at a mixed church. Each fire has been set at the door, and while them “amateur hour” arsons—one nearly destroyed a building.
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