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Associated Press - February 9, 2010 5:14 AM ET
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) - Residents of the St. Louis County town of Kirkwood plan to meet Wednesday to try to ease racial tensions lingering from the 2008 City Hall shooting rampage.
In January, city officials and some residents signed an agreement mediated by the U.S. Justice Department aimed at improving race relations. But many in the town's black community felt the agreement fell short.
Radio station KWMU reports that the mediation team will present its findings at the meeting at City Hall.
The Justice Department began the effort after a black resident, Charles "Cookie" Thornton, killed two police officers and four city officials before he was gunned down by police in February 2008.
Information from: KWMU-FM, http://www.kwmu.org
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