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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man was charged Thursday after authorities said he pulled his car into a group of demonstrators protesting a police shooting in St. Louis, injuring three people. Mark Colao, 59, faces a felony count of resisting arrest by fleeing and misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner. It's not clear if he has an attorney who can comment on his behalf. Police said the three people suffered minor injuries Wednesday night during a candlelight vigil and protest in honor of Kenny "Kiwi" Herring, who was fatally shot by officers Tuesday after allegedly stabbing one of them. Relatives and friends have said Herring was a transgender woman. Police and witnesses offered differing accounts of what happened. The vigil began at a community garden that honors transgender people . Activist Heather De Mian said Thursday that after the vigil, 40 to 50 people marched to an intersection and blocked it to ...

ST. LOUIS, MO — On Thursday, three protestors at a candlelight vigil in St. Louis were hurt when authorities say a car pulled into a group of demonstrators. Now, the alleged driver faces a felony count of resisting arrest by fleeing and misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner. Kenny "Kiwi" Herring, was shot to death by police officers Tuesday after allegedly stabbing one of them. Family members and friends said Herring was a transgender woman. The following night, demonstrators held a candlelight vigil and protest in her honor, beginning at a community garden that honors transgender people . Activist Heather De Mian said Thursday that after the vigil, 40 to 50 people marched to an intersection and blocked it to protest Herring's death. (For more information on this and other St. Louis stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts . If you have an iPhone, cli...

ST. LOUIS • Police said an officer shot and killed a man who had stabbed an officer inside an apartment Tuesday morning . But a woman who said she was related by marriage to the person killed said that person was a transgender woman named Kenneth “Kiwi” Herring. The relative, Crevonda Nance, said police shot and killed Herring shortly after responding to the latest dispute in an ongoing feud between Herring and unfriendly neighbors. +9  A photo of Kenny "Kiwi" Herring is displayed on a sign during a protest and memorial outside her home in the 5200 block of Ridge Avenue in St. Louis on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Earlier in the day Herring was fatally shot by police. Police say Herring cut one of the officers with a knife before they opened fire. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson Speaking just after the shooting, Interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole said the officer suffered a cut to his arm during the encounter. The injured o...