Democratic Fundraiser Charged With Gun, Hate Crimes

ST. LOUIS, MO — A Democratic Party Fundraiser, Matthew Lieberman, has been charged with multiple felonies after firing a handgun toward the Amoco gas station on Skinker Boulevard and shouting racist slurs from his Mercedes, according to court documents first reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lieberman is white.

The attack occurred Tuesday around 11 p.m. In a separate incident the same night, Lieberman also slung bullets and racial epithets at overnight maintenance workers at a Jack in the Box on Hampton Avenue. Forensics evidence, including surveillance footage and bullet casings, tie Lieberman to both scenes. Police believe the same car was used to push through a group of demonstrators at a protest in September.

Lieberman was arrested Wednesday. No one was harmed in either shooting, but workers said they were shook up. Bond is set at $250,000.

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