Huffington Post gets it wrong in last night’s St. Louis police shooting story

In its initial story, the Huffington Post quoted a Twitter user named “Jesus Christo” who claimed to have been with the victim, whom he called “Antonio.” The person would not speak to the Huffington Post over the phone but reportedly told the reporter via Twitter that he and the victim were told they matched the descriptions of two robbery suspects. He said the officer tried to search the victim but the victim would not let him, according to the news outlet.

The Washington Post is reporting the quotes using several screenshots of the original story posted on Twitter.

“The officer then stepped back and drew his weapon and pointed at Antonio and told us to lay on the ground,” Jesus Christo reportedly told the Huffington Post. “I layed [sic] down but Antonio refused.”