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HuffPost Duped By Phony Witness To Police Shooting Near St. Louis
St. Louis County police said a Berkeley police officer was conducting a routine business check on a gas station at about 11:15 p.m. when he approached two men. One man allegedly pulled a handgun and pointed it at the officer, who fired several shots that fatally wounded the man while the second man fled.
Authorities have not identified the victim, but a woman named Toni Martin told reporters that the victim was her 18-year-old son Antonio.
A Twitter user with the handle @DesJuanTheThug, going by the name Jesús Cristo, caught the Huffington Post's attention with these tweets:
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The correction at the bottom of of Murdock's post now reads:
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Christo later gloated about the whole thing:
TPM
Authorities have not identified the victim, but a woman named Toni Martin told reporters that the victim was her 18-year-old son Antonio.
A Twitter user with the handle @DesJuanTheThug, going by the name Jesús Cristo, caught the Huffington Post's attention with these tweets:
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The correction at the bottom of of Murdock's post now reads:
A previous version of this story included an interview with a man claiming to have been at the scene of the shooting and friends with the deceased. As police have released statements saying the second person involved in the incident has fled the scene, the source is now suggesting he was never there.
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Christo later gloated about the whole thing:
TPM
Ha ha! Suck it unpaid HuffPo writer gasping for air and exposure. Arianna will replace you as easily as she changes her shoes dahling.
