Couple that pointed guns at protesters in viral video speaks out: We were 'in fear for our lives'

A white couple that was seen in viral footage over the weekend pointing guns at protesters outside their home in St. Louis said on Monday that they were afraid for their lives.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey told local CBS affiliate KMOV in an interview published late Monday that they pointed their guns at protesters outside their residence on Sunday because they were “in fear for our lives.”

Protesters had been walking by their home in Portland Place, which the local outlet reports is a gated community, on Sunday night...