St. Louis home owner says he's a victim of 'terrorism' and his 'life has been ruined'

after his picture goes viral

A St. Louis man who was pictured alongside his wife showing off weapons Sunday as protesters marched through their neighborhood has given an interview to CNN's Chris Cuomo in which he discussed the fallout.

Mark McCloskey, a 63-year-old personal-injury attorney, appeared on Tuesday's "Cuomo Prime Time," where he said that his "life has been ruined" after images of him and his wife, a 61-year-old attorney named Patricia, went viral and that he had fallen victim to "terrorism."

The group of protesters entered the street in the gated community where the McCloskeys live to demonstrate against Mayor Lyda Krewson, who lives in an adjacent neighborhood. Krewson, a Democrat, had attracted criticism from activists for outing the names of those who called for the defunding of police departments.

"They were coming at us until I displayed the weapon, and that's what stopped them," McCloskey said, adding that one of the protesters had brandished two pistols and told him, "you're next." The McCloskeys were filmed brandishing what appeared to be a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun.

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