Unquestionably premeditated criminal activity at this point.
I remember during the LA riots there was one warehouse filled with arms and their employees.
Cops would not come, so the warehouse would either grab and beat the hell out of the thieves or shoot those with weapons if need be. They wanted to defend their business and jobs.
Not a good situation and criminals often pose as protesters.
And also apparently a conspiracy or multiple conspiracies.
Which will lead to some arrests of the protestors, and for every protestor arrested, more retaliation by protestors will follow. This could open up a whole generation of minority protests in the St. Louis area - for NO REASON. Who will be held accountable for the anticipated bloodshed?