Hundreds of St. Louis #BackLivesMatter protesters shut down Kingshighway in the Central West End tonight.

@StLouisAmerican protesters moving back up kingshighway pic.twitter.com/V5qpx7iI0Q — Benn y Mo (@newsinCoMo) September 16, 2017

Protesters then turned down Kingshighway in the Central West End.

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The protesters continue to shut down major roads in St. Louis and reporters continue to describe them as “peaceful.”

There was a flag burning earlier tonight.

Brief flag burning but some protesters douse with water. Kingshighway/64 pic.twitter.com/WZPCalWZjT — Doyle Murphy (@DoyleMurphy) September 16, 2017

This afternoon rioters put a child on a police vehicle to help smash it.

That was a new low for the rioters.

Via Blue Lives Matter:

Protesters attack police car in St Louis #foxnews pic.twitter.com/Qbn63DuyYE — Will Carr (@WillCarrFNC) September 15, 2017

The St. Louis police were very restrained today.