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   DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A man was killed after being   
   dragged by a FedEx truck overnight in downtown St. Louis during   
   a night of protests, police said Saturday.   
      
   The incident happened near N. Broadway and O'Fallon shortly   
   after 3:00 a.m. The man was taken to a hospital where he later   
   died, police said.   
      
   Police said the truck was forced off Interstate 70 due to   
   protesters on the roadway. The truck got off onto North   
   Broadway, heading toward Cass. While on N. Broadway, police   
   said, the driver stopped the truck due to more protesters in the   
   road.   
      
   Bystander Jared Arms captured a video of protesters blocking off   
   a section of the road with their cars and setting something on   
   fire when the FedEx truck approached. As it came to a halt, a   
   crowd of protesters surrounded the front of the truck and began   
   banging and climbing onto the passenger side. Police said two   
   people standing on the passenger side footboard of the truck   
   pointed guns at the driver.   
      
   Demonstrators were also seen running off with packages from the   
   truck.   
      
   The truck driver, fearing for his safety police said, sounded   
   his horn then drove off.   
      
   "I was standing on the side of the pavement and I started to   
   notice a crowd go to the truck, so when I went over there, I   
   heard people say there's a guy trapped under the tire," said   
   Arms.   
      
   Cries of "back the truck up" and "someone is under the truck"   
   can be heard from Arms' video. A man, who was seen standing   
   between the truck's two trailers, was dragged by the semi truck   
   just moments later.  Police said the driver did not know the   
   victim was there.   
      
   29-year-old Barry Perkins of Glen Garry Road in St. Louis was   
   caught by the semi’s tire, pulled under and ran over, police   
   said.   
      
   Watch: Video shows demonstrators take bats to windows, throw   
   fireworks at Ferguson officers   
      
   "With the video you can clearly see the people at the doors are   
   only going up because they were trying to tell him somebody was   
   stuck not to open it and try to beat him up and things like   
   that," said Arms.   
      
   Demonstrators tried to chase after the driver but weren't able   
   to catch up to the truck.   
      
   Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets overnight in   
   downtown St. Louis to demand justice for George Floyd. Floyd was   
   killed after a Minneapolis officer kneeled on his neck while   
   handcuffed.   
      
   Interstate 70 was shut down for nearly three hours as protesters   
   blocked traffic.   
      
   A spokesperson from FedEx released the following statement   
   regarding the incident:   
      
   Our hearts go out to all those who are grieving the events of   
   this week. We are deeply saddened to learn of a tragic situation   
   involving a demonstrator in St. Louis and one of our vehicles.   
   We offer our sincerest condolences to the family of the   
   individual involved. There is no higher priority for FedEx than   
   safety, and we are cooperating fully with the investigating   
   authorities at this time.   
      
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