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| Protesters return to Ferguson streets after Michael Brown memorial burns | Protesters return to Ferguson streets after Michael Brown memorial burns |
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| Demonstrators returned to the streets Tuesday night in the St. Louis suburb where weeks of violent protests erupted last month after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. | Demonstrators returned to the streets Tuesday night in the St. Louis suburb where weeks of violent protests erupted last month after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. |
| KSDK-TV reported police responded to a break-in at Beauty Town, a beauty supply store in Ferguson, Mo., on West Florissant Avenue, where hundreds of protesters marched for weeks after 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed, was killed Aug. 9. On Tuesday night, a group smashed the windows. Some started shouting, “Burn it down!,” according to reports on social media from St. Louis Alderman Antonio Brown. | KSDK-TV reported police responded to a break-in at Beauty Town, a beauty supply store in Ferguson, Mo., on West Florissant Avenue, where hundreds of protesters marched for weeks after 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was unarmed, was killed Aug. 9. On Tuesday night, a group smashed the windows. Some started shouting, “Burn it down!,” according to reports on social media from St. Louis Alderman Antonio Brown. |
| Several gunshots were then reported, and St. Louis County Police told KMOV-TV that officers arrived on the scene after some 200 people began to gather about 9 p.m. Central time. It’s unclear if the gunshots were related to the break-in. | Several gunshots were then reported, and St. Louis County Police told KMOV-TV that officers arrived on the scene after some 200 people began to gather about 9 p.m. Central time. It’s unclear if the gunshots were related to the break-in. |
| “This is the third time we’ve been hit,” owner of Beauty Town told KMOV. | “This is the third time we’ve been hit,” owner of Beauty Town told KMOV. |
| #Ferguson Beauty Town vandalized for third time, windows broken. pic.twitter.com/lXv2g8fTNv — Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) September 24, 2014 | #Ferguson Beauty Town vandalized for third time, windows broken. pic.twitter.com/lXv2g8fTNv — Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) September 24, 2014 |
| #Ferguson Beauty Town vandalized for third time, windows broken. pic.twitter.com/lXv2g8fTNv | #Ferguson Beauty Town vandalized for third time, windows broken. pic.twitter.com/lXv2g8fTNv |
| — Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) September 24, 2014 | — Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) September 24, 2014 |
| Witnesses told reporters that police tried to disperse the crowd, and workers at the Ferguson Market and Convenience store, next door to Beauty Town, boarded up its windows as a precaution. | |
| The scene in #ferguson: https://t.co/lPsKojiPTI — Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) September 24, 2014 | The scene in #ferguson: https://t.co/lPsKojiPTI — Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) September 24, 2014 |
| The scene in #ferguson: https://t.co/lPsKojiPTI | The scene in #ferguson: https://t.co/lPsKojiPTI |
| — Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) September 24, 2014 | — Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) September 24, 2014 |
| Earlier in the day, a memorial built near the spot where Brown was killed burned down in a fire. It’s not clear how the fire began — by accident or on purpose — though it’s routinely surrounded by burning candles, Ferguson’s fire chief told The Washington Post. The incident angered many people. | Earlier in the day, a memorial built near the spot where Brown was killed burned down in a fire. It’s not clear how the fire began — by accident or on purpose — though it’s routinely surrounded by burning candles, Ferguson’s fire chief told The Washington Post. The incident angered many people. |
| Part of Michael Brown memorial in #Ferguson burned early this morning: pic.twitter.com/MrElF4PtXa — Julie Bosman (@juliebosman) September 23, 2014 | Part of Michael Brown memorial in #Ferguson burned early this morning: pic.twitter.com/MrElF4PtXa — Julie Bosman (@juliebosman) September 23, 2014 |
| Part of Michael Brown memorial in #Ferguson burned early this morning: pic.twitter.com/MrElF4PtXa | Part of Michael Brown memorial in #Ferguson burned early this morning: pic.twitter.com/MrElF4PtXa |
| — Julie Bosman (@juliebosman) September 23, 2014 | — Julie Bosman (@juliebosman) September 23, 2014 |
| Tom Jackson, the chief of Ferguson’s police department, said Tuesday in a statement that police are investigating what happened. | Tom Jackson, the chief of Ferguson’s police department, said Tuesday in a statement that police are investigating what happened. |
| “To anyone who believes we didn’t do everything in our power to put this fire out I want to apologize and let you know that was not the case,” he said. | “To anyone who believes we didn’t do everything in our power to put this fire out I want to apologize and let you know that was not the case,” he said. |
| Within hours of the fire, residents had started to rebuild the memorial. | |
| Activists continue to question why police officer Darren Wilson had not been indicted more than a month after he shot Brown. Investigations by a state grand jury and the U.S. Department of Justice are ongoing. | Activists continue to question why police officer Darren Wilson had not been indicted more than a month after he shot Brown. Investigations by a state grand jury and the U.S. Department of Justice are ongoing. |
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