Civil unrest in Missouri after teen's shooting
Riot police clear a street with smoke bombs while clashing with demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014. Police in Ferguson fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters late on Wednesday, on the fourth night of demonstrations over the fatal shooting last weekend of an unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, 18, by a police officer on Saturday after what police said was a struggle with a gun in a police car. A witness in the case told local media that Brown had raised his arms to police to show that he was unarmed before being killed.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Riot police clear a street of demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Riot police take cover as they clear a street of demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014. Police in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters late on Wednesday, on the fourth night of demonstrations over the fatal shooting last weekend of an unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, 18, by a police officer on Saturday after what police said was a struggle with a gun in a police car.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
A riot police officer aims his weapon while demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo., Aug.13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police stand watch as demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Riot police stop a vehicle as they clear a street of demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
A television position is pictured empty while riot police clears a street of demonstrators, in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police Chief Thomas Jackson speaks during a news conference at the police headquarters in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014. The police officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager last weekend in Ferguson, Mo., was injured in the encounter and treated for a facial injury, the city's chief of police Jackson said on Wednesday. He did not name the officer, despite saying that he would, earlier.
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A combination photograph shows in sequence a protester throwing back a smoke bomb while clashing with police in Ferguson, Mo., August 13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
A young woman walks from a corner after police standing near the corner fired tear gas at her on Aug. 13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police stand watch as demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
A Ferguson, Mo. resident wears a button featuring a picture of Michael Brown during a press conference with Police Chief Thomas Jackson who was fielding questions related to the shooting death of Brown on Aug. 13, 2014.
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Demonstrator Keisha Gray cries while protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014.
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Police officers detain a person in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 13, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, left, stands with Michael Brown Sr., the father of slain teenager Michael Brown during a press conference held on the steps of the old courthouse in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 12, 2014. The younger Brown was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. Sharpton and Browns family were calling for order following riots and skirmishes with police over the past two nights in Ferguson by demonstrators angry over the shooting.
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Demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown outside Greater St. Marks Family Church while Brown’s family along with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and a capacity crowd of guests met inside to discuss the killing in St Louis, Mo., Aug. 12, 2014. Brown was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in the nearby suburb of Ferguson. Ferguson has experienced two days of violent protests since the killing but, tonight the town remained mostly peaceful.
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Demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 12, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown outside Greater St. Marks Family Church while Brown’s family along with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and a capacity crowd of guests met inside to discuss the killing in St Louis, Mo., Aug. 12, 2014
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Demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Aug. 12, 2014. Brown was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.
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Demonstrator Anthony Shahid shouts at police officers while protesting against the death of black teenager Michael Brown, outside St Louis County Circuit Clerk building in Clayton, Mo., Aug. 12, 2014. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the racially charged case and St. Louis County also is investigating
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Lesley McSpadden, left, the mother of slain teenager Michael Brown joins a capacity crowd of guests at Greater St. Marks Family Church to discuss the killing of her son and the civil unrest resulting from his death in St Louis, Mo., Aug. 12, 2014.
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Police take up position to control demonstrators who were protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 12, 2014.
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Police officers patrol a street in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Sunny Ford, a resident of Ferguson, Mo., attempts to calm an emotional protestor during a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer, outside Ferguson Police Department Headquarters in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014. Civil unrest broke out as a result of the shooting of the unarmed black 18-year-old as crowds looted and burned stores, vandalized vehicles and taunted police officers. Dozens were arrested for various infractions including assault, burglary and theft.
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Guests listen to speakers during at a town hall meeting hosted by the St. Louis County NAACP at Murchison Tabernacle Church to discuss the killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown and the community unrest that followed his death in St. Louis, Aug. 11, 2014. Brown, who was reported to be unarmed, was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. 32 arrests were made after protests over the shooting turned into rioting and looting in Ferguson on Sunday and protests turned violent again on Monday.
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Members of the Nation of Islam speak to protestors during a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer, outside Ferguson Police Department Headquarters, Aug. 11, 2014.
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Attorney Benjamin L. Crump speaks to the media during a press conference regarding the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown at Jennings Mason Temple Church of God In Christ, in Jennings, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014.
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Missouri State Highway Patrol tactical vehicle travels down South Florissant Road following a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer, outside Ferguson Police Department Headquarters, Aug.11, 2014.
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Tirezz Walker, a resident of Ferguson speaks to Missouri Highway Patrol offers in riot gear during a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer, outside Ferguson Police Department Headquarters, Aug. 11, 2014.
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Two people argue during a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown outside Ferguson Police Department Headquarters, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
A man is arrested during a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer, outside Ferguson Police Department Headquarters, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
A man is arrested during a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown outside Ferguson Police Department Headquarters, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police advance on protestors as they are forced from the business district into nearby neighborhoods, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Demonstrators protest the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot by police on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2014.
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People view a memorial in the street where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot, Aug. 11, 2014.
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People flee as police advance on protestors firing tear gas and rubber bullets to force them from the business district into nearby neighborhoods in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police force protestors from the business district into nearby neighborhoods, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Protesters are forced by police from the business district into nearby neighborhoods, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Tear gas floats in the air as residents gather at a police line as the neighborhood is locked down following skirmishes in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
A child uses a rag to shield his face from tear gas being fired by police who used it to force protestors from the business district into nearby neighborhoods, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police refuse to let people leave a neighborhood in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police force protestors from the business district into nearby neighborhoods, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Protesters are forced by police from the business district into nearby neighborhoods, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Police guard a Quick Trip gas station that was burned on Sunday when protests over the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown turned to riots and looting in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
Tear gas hangs in the air as police force protestors from the business district into nearby neighborhoods, Aug. 11, 2014.
Clashes with Police continue in Missouri
With their hands raised, residents gather at a police line as the neighborhood is locked down following skirmishes in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 11, 2014.