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09-16-2017, 11:03 PM
U2 cancels St. Louis show amid protests over Jason Stockley acquittal
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U2 canceled a show in St. Louis scheduled for Saturday night amid citywide protests over the Friday acquittal of police officer Jason Stockley, who shot a black driver five times after a car chase and was charged with first-degree murder. *
"We have been informed by the St. Louis Police Department that they are not in a position to provide the standard protection for our audience as would be expected for an event of this size.*We have also been informed that local crowd security personnel would not be at full capacity," U2 said in a joint statement (http://www.u2.com/news/title/st-louis-show-cancelled) with Live Nation.*
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U2 canceled a show in St. Louis scheduled for Saturday night amid citywide protests over the Friday acquittal of police officer Jason Stockley, who shot a black driver five times after a car chase and was charged with first-degree murder. *
"We have been informed by the St. Louis Police Department that they are not in a position to provide the standard protection for our audience as would be expected for an event of this size.*We have also been informed that local crowd security personnel would not be at full capacity," U2 said in a joint statement (http://www.u2.com/news/title/st-louis-show-cancelled) with Live Nation.*
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