Man live streaming Ferguson unrest has phone stolen live on air

Bassem Masri has been a vocal presence in Ferugson the past few days, even appearing on CNN last night.

Masri has developed a large following on Twitter and on his Ustream channel where he live streams from the streets for Ferguson.

However around 11:30 p.m. Monday, during the midst of the turmoil and standoffs in Ferguson, Masri had his camera phone stolen while streaming live on Ustream.

Here's how the incident played out on social media.

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