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Michael Brown shooting: Family demands justice Missouri shooting: Family demand justice
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The family of an unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in the US state of Missouri has called for justice for their son. The family of an unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in the US city of St Louis have called for justice for their son.
The father of Michael Brown, 18, told reporters their son was a "good boy" who "deserved none of this".The father of Michael Brown, 18, told reporters their son was a "good boy" who "deserved none of this".
The FBI and the US justice department's civil rights division has opened an investigation into the shooting. The FBI and the US justice department's civil rights division have opened an investigation into the shooting.
US Attorney General Eric Holder has said the case deserves a "fulsome review". On Monday night, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse a large crowd in the suburb of Ferguson.
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said a group which had gathered at a burned-out convenience store became rowdy at dusk.
Members of the crowd threw rocks at police, he said, and there was gunfire coming from the crowd.
Earlier in the day, US Attorney General Eric Holder said the case deserves a "fulsome review".
The justice department has also sent its community relations team to the area.The justice department has also sent its community relations team to the area.
Thirty-two people were arrested on Sunday after unrest broke out in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson following Brown's death. Thirty-two people were arrested on Sunday after unrest broke out in Ferguson following Brown's death.
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.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.
As residents began the task of cleaning up on Monday, some said they believed the violence was not over.
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."
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."
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.
In a statement, Mr Holder said "aggressively pursuing investigations such as this is critical for preserving trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve". Police say Brown was shot several times after a struggle in a police car on Saturday, after an officer encountered Brown and another man on a street in Ferguson.
He added that local authorities "should be prepared to complete a thorough, fair investigation in their own right". County Police Chief Jon Belmar said one of the men pushed the officer back into his squad car and a struggle began.
Police say Brown 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.
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.
At least one shot was fired from the officer's gun inside the police car, Mr Belmar said, and then the officer shot several more times as Brown ran away.At least one shot was fired from the officer's gun inside the police car, Mr Belmar said, and then the officer shot several more times as Brown ran away.
A friend of Brown's, Dorian Johnson, gave a different version of events. Dorian Johnson said he was with Michael Brown and he gave a different version of events.
He told local broadcaster WALB a police officer told them to get out of the street and onto the sidewalk, and when they continued walking, the officer confronted them.He told local broadcaster WALB a police officer told them to get out of the street and onto the sidewalk, and when they continued walking, the officer confronted them.
After the officer fired, Mr Johnson said, he and Brown ran away. After the officer fired, Mr Johnson said, he and Brown ran away. Then Brown turned with his hands in the air and started to get down but the officer approached and "fired several more shots".
"He shot again, and once my friend felt that shot, he turned around and put his hands in the air and he started to get down," Mr Johnson said. "But the officer still approached with his weapon drawn and fired several more shots." A resident on the street where the shooting occurred told the Associated Press news agency Brown had his arms raised but the police officer stood over him and shot him.
Neither young man had a weapon on them, he told the broadcaster.
A resident on the street where the shooting occurred told the Associated Press news agency Brown had been "giving up in the sense of raising his arms and being subdued", but then the police officer stood over him and shot him after he was wounded.
Police have not commented on such eyewitness reports, citing their ongoing investigation.Police have not commented on such eyewitness reports, citing their ongoing investigation.
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.
On Monday, dozens of residents marched through the streets demanding justice, while others cleaned up vandalised areas.
As residents began the task of cleaning up, some said they believed the violence was not over.
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."
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."