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ST. LOUIS -- 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 — Three people suffered minor injuries when a car pulled into a group of demonstrators protesting a police shooting in St. Louis. Police and witnesses offered differing accounts of what happened 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. 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 protest Herring’s death. Police spokeswoman Schron Jackson said in a news release Thursday that a car driven by a man pulled up, stopped, honked and attempted to drive around the protesters before some of them surrounded the car and began hitting it with their hands and a flag pole. The injured protesters — two women and a man — had jumped onto the car and...

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...