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Michael Brown shooting: Calm returns after rioting | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Police in the US state of Missouri say they have arrested 32 people as calm returned after a night of rioting. | |
Unrest broke out on Sunday over the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer in Ferguson. | |
People looted shops, vandalised cars and stores, and set a building alight as police tried to block off access to several areas of the city. | |
Police say Michael Brown, 18, was shot on Saturday afternoon in the mainly black suburb of St Louis. | |
He was shot several times after a struggle in a police car, they said. | He was shot several times after a struggle in a police car, they said. |
On Monday, dozens of residents marched through the streets demanding justice. | |
As residents began the task of cleaning up, some said they believed the violence was not over. | |
'Fighting back' | |
DeAndre Smith, 30, of Ferguson told the St Louis Post-Dispatch that the rioting reflected a sense of injustice in the community. | |
"I don't think it's over honestly," he said. "I just think they got a taste of what fighting back means." | |
St Louis County police say the FBI has now taken over the investigation into Mr Brown's death. | |
The rioting erupted late on Sunday after thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil for the slain man. | |
County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the shooting occurred after the officer encountered two men, including Mr Brown, on a street in Ferguson. | |
Mr Belmar said one of the men pushed the officer back into his squad car and a struggle began. | Mr Belmar said one of the men pushed the officer back into his squad car and a struggle began. |
'Outrage' | |
At least one shot was fired from the officer's gun inside the police car, Mr Belmar said. | At least one shot was fired from the officer's gun inside the police car, Mr Belmar said. |
But authorities say they are still trying to clarify exactly what happened inside the vehicle. | But authorities say they are still trying to clarify exactly what happened inside the vehicle. |
The officer involved has been with the Ferguson police department for six years, and has been placed on paid administrative leave, Mr Belmar said. | The officer involved has been with the Ferguson police department for six years, and has been placed on paid administrative leave, Mr Belmar said. |
Mayor James Knowles said he understood that people "want to vent their frustrations. We understand they want to speak out", but he added: "We're going to obviously try to urge calm." | Mayor James Knowles said he understood that people "want to vent their frustrations. We understand they want to speak out", but he added: "We're going to obviously try to urge calm." |
Mr Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, said her son had graduated from high school and planned to go to a local college. | Mr Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, said her son had graduated from high school and planned to go to a local college. |
The killing has drawn comparisons by some civil rights leaders with the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a Florida neighbourhood watch organiser who was acquitted of murder charges. | The killing has drawn comparisons by some civil rights leaders with the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a Florida neighbourhood watch organiser who was acquitted of murder charges. |
"We're outraged because yet again a young African-American man has been killed by law enforcement," said John Gaskin, of the civil rights group NAACP. | "We're outraged because yet again a young African-American man has been killed by law enforcement," said John Gaskin, of the civil rights group NAACP. |
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