Tensions ease in Missouri protests
Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, left, speaks to protesters as he walks through a peaceful demonstration as communities continue to react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri Aug. 14, 2014.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, right, talks to protesters during a peaceful demonstration, as communities react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug.14, 2014.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Capt. Ronald Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, who was appointed by the governor to take control of security operations in the city of Ferguson, walks among demonstrators gathered along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 14, 2014. Violent protests had erupted along West Florissant in Ferguson each of the last four nights as demonstrators expressed outrage over the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9. The governor appointed Johnson after receiving numerous complaints about the excessive show and use of force by the police against protestors and the news media covering the demonstrations.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Demonstrators protest in the street where teenager Michael Brown was killed on Aug. 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
People chant and hold a sign as they drive by a peaceful demonstration, as communities react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 14, 2014.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
A blood pool from what witnesses said was a man who may have accidentally shot himself, is seen on the ground following a peaceful demonstration reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 15, 2014.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Protesters chant during a peaceful demonstration as communities continue to react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 15, 2014.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson holds a photo of Michael Brown while being interviewed during a peaceful demonstration, as communities react to Brown's shooting in Ferguson, Missouri August 14, 2014.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Former Marine Tyson Manker holds up a sign in support of protesters during a gathering in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 14, 2014. Manker, who served in Iraq before leaving the Marines in 2003, said he wanted to show support for the protesters and the U.S. Constitution by attending the rally.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Roxann Evans joins other demonstrators protesting in the street where teenager Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 14, 2014. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
A hole is burned into the lawn outside a home where a tear gas canister landed after being shot yesterday at demonstrators protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon speaks, as St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay, left, and Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, right, stand nearby, during a news conference at University of Missouri-St. Louis in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 14, 2014. Nixon on Thursday named Johnson to oversee security in Ferguson, after scathing criticism of the local police department's handling of protests over an officer's fatal shooting of a black teenager.
Ferguson, Mo. peaceful on fifth night of protests
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Iraq and also the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Aug. 14, 2014.