Kim Gardner was the St. Louis Circuit Attorney. A viral video showed a suspect shooting an unarmed man in broad daylight in Missouri.
Many social media users pointed to the fact that Gardner’s campaign was partially funded by George Soros, and blamed him for their rampant violence.
Ryan Cunningham shared this shooting video with his 73,000 followers on Twitter.
“Sensitive content: A man loads and shoots a homeless person in downtown St. Louis in less than 15 minutes. “Kim Gardner, the St. Louis Prosecutor, is funded by George Soros. He allows people like this free of charge. ”
Deshawn Thomas, 23, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal activity related to the shooting death of David Saldana. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch Report).
A viral video of Saldana (a bystander) was shown seated on the curb that separates the street and sidewalk.
Thomas is the suspect. Thomas calmly loaded his gun and shot at the suspect from a distance of about 50 yards. Witnesses told police that they saw the men fighting at a nearby station. Saldana wasn’t engaged with the gunman during the shooting.
“This incident further illustrates how urgent it is to address violent crime in St. Louis,” Andrew Bailey (Missouri Attorney General) said in a statement to Fox.
Bailey, a Republican, has filed court papers asking for Gardner’s expulsion on three grounds. They are failures to prosecute current cases; failures to file charges in cases brought by police; as well as failure to inform victims’ families.
“This incident further illustrates how urgent it is to address violent crime in St. Louis,” Andrew Bailey (Missouri Attorney General) said in a statement.
Bailey, a Republican, has filed court papers asking for Gardner’s expulsion on three grounds. They are failures to prosecute current cases; failures to file charges in cases brought by police; as well as failure to inform victims and their families of the situation.
Related to the execution-style shooting, RedState, which boasts nearly 310,000 followers, also tweeted, “Kim Gardner’s St. Louis: Man Casually Shoots Homeless Guy in the Head as Witnesses Do Nothing.”
“Seeing homeless man get executed in St. Louis: How is Kim Gardner still Prosecutor?” another user, Chris Moreno, who goes by “Christopher the Warrior,” tweeted to his 11,000 followers.
Several other users quoted a Daily Mail story about the shooting that says, “Frightened St Louis residents say it is proof that local leaders including Soros-backed progressive Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner do not have a handle on the escalating crime.”
