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Updated at 5:24 p.m. — Members of the LGBTQ community , activists and advocates are outraged that police shot and killed a transgender black woman this week. Frustrated by the shooting — and that police identified Kenneth “Kiwi” Herring as a man — about 40 people gathered outside the building in which Herring was shot Tuesday for a vigil and to express dissatisfaction with a police force they said was disrespectful and too quick to shoot. The vigil evolved into a march from Sherman Park to Kingshighway West neighborhood . Participants held signs that read “Black Trans Lives Matter.” According to an incident report in which Herring is not named, at about 8 a.m. Tuesday, two police officers responded to a call in the Academy neighborhood that someone had been stabbed on the 5200 block of Ridge Avenue. A 30-year old man who had been cut by a knife told police his attacker was inside the building, the report said. When the two officers entered the building, a person with a knife conf...

Late Update:  Aug. 25, 2017, 9:16 a.m. ET: The St. Louis Circuit Attorney ’s Office on Thursday afternoon charged Mark Colao , 59, with several counts related to the incident described below, including “Resisting Arrest/Detention/Stop By Fleeing, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Operating A Motor Vehicle In A Careless & Imprudent Manner.” The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department also released additional video of the incident. Watch below: [embedded content] Original story below: A motorist was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly driving through protesters mourning the death of a transgender woman killed by St. Louis police, several  news outlets reported . After a candle-lit vigil in honor of Kenny “Kiwi” Herring, protesters blocked a nearby intersection, walking with candles and chanting. St. Louis Post- Dispatch photojournalist David Carson reported afterwards that most cars took side streets in order to avoid the protest. However, one  black Mercedes drove up t...