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| Ferguson: police shoot person after coming under fire at anniversary rally | Ferguson: police shoot person after coming under fire at anniversary rally |
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| A man in Ferguson, Missouri, is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot at by police who came under fire near a demonstration marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by an officer last year. | |
| Related: 'Things will never be the same': the oral history of a new civil rights movement | Related: 'Things will never be the same': the oral history of a new civil rights movement |
| St Louis County police chief Jon Belmar said a suspect who shot at police with a stolen handgun was in a “critical, unstable” condition after a “remarkable” exchange of gunfire. | |
| Shawn McGwire of St Louis County police earlier said in an email that an officer from the department shot a person “after officers came under heavy gunfire”. Minutes after the shots were heard, an Associated Press photographer saw a man lying face down, covered in blood, behind a boarded-up restaurant. It wasn’t immediately clear how badly the man was injured. | |
| Belmar said: “We don’t know of any other people who have been shot. There have been rumours.” | |
| Police officials said two unmarked police cars came under fire during the gunfight. They posted images of cars with bullet holes in their windows to Twitter. | Police officials said two unmarked police cars came under fire during the gunfight. They posted images of cars with bullet holes in their windows to Twitter. |
| pic.twitter.com/S7ZfGpVMgL | pic.twitter.com/S7ZfGpVMgL |
| A young black man was seen lying wounded and handcuffed on the groundbeside two officers after chaotic scenes on West Florissant Avenue, where dozens had gathered to protest the death last year of Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old. It was not immediately clear if he was the person struck by police. | A young black man was seen lying wounded and handcuffed on the groundbeside two officers after chaotic scenes on West Florissant Avenue, where dozens had gathered to protest the death last year of Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old. It was not immediately clear if he was the person struck by police. |
| Several bursts of gunfire rang out at about 11.15pm local time (05.15am BST) about a block north of where protesters were squaring off with officers clad in riot gear for the first time during the largely peaceful anniversary weekend. Police, reporters and protesters gathered behind vehicles while others scattered. | |
| (1/2) A St. Louis County officer was involved in an officer-involved shooting after comin g under heavy gunfire. pic.twitter.com/L4PqopaEF1 | (1/2) A St. Louis County officer was involved in an officer-involved shooting after comin g under heavy gunfire. pic.twitter.com/L4PqopaEF1 |
| A few lootings were reported through the night and windows to some store fronts were smashed. Paul Hampel, a reporter for the St Louis Post-Dispatch, was assaulted and robbed by looters minutes after reporting on their actions on Twitter. | A few lootings were reported through the night and windows to some store fronts were smashed. Paul Hampel, a reporter for the St Louis Post-Dispatch, was assaulted and robbed by looters minutes after reporting on their actions on Twitter. |
| DeRay McKesson, a prominent protest leader, said he and several others ran north for cover after the shots were fired. “We heard bullets buzzing through the air,” he said. As reporters and photographers attempted to peer around vehicles, several officers ordered them to get down. “It’s not worth it,” one told the Guardian and other outlets. | DeRay McKesson, a prominent protest leader, said he and several others ran north for cover after the shots were fired. “We heard bullets buzzing through the air,” he said. As reporters and photographers attempted to peer around vehicles, several officers ordered them to get down. “It’s not worth it,” one told the Guardian and other outlets. |
| Several of the armoured military-style vehicles that were seen during the protests over Brown’s death in 2014 rolled back on to West Florissant Avenue minutes after the shooting. Officers from St Louis County were joined by troopers from the Missouri state highway patrol in riot helmets. | Several of the armoured military-style vehicles that were seen during the protests over Brown’s death in 2014 rolled back on to West Florissant Avenue minutes after the shooting. Officers from St Louis County were joined by troopers from the Missouri state highway patrol in riot helmets. |
| Two young men at the scene, who declined to be identified, named the man who was pictured after being shot as “Chris, nicknamed TY”. They said they did not know his age. A young woman described by friends as the girlfriend of the man shot sat sobbing hysterically beside a row of shops opposite where he had fallen on the road. | Two young men at the scene, who declined to be identified, named the man who was pictured after being shot as “Chris, nicknamed TY”. They said they did not know his age. A young woman described by friends as the girlfriend of the man shot sat sobbing hysterically beside a row of shops opposite where he had fallen on the road. |
| A large group of police in riot gear promptly marched towards the woman and her friends, driving them and protesters away from the scene as clergy peacekeepers pleaded with them to stand back from her. | A large group of police in riot gear promptly marched towards the woman and her friends, driving them and protesters away from the scene as clergy peacekeepers pleaded with them to stand back from her. |
| Chaotic in Ferguson pic.twitter.com/lKZM7tglGW | Chaotic in Ferguson pic.twitter.com/lKZM7tglGW |
| The shooting victim was recorded on video by Tony Rice, a Ferguson-based protester and activist, who said he was arrested seconds after filming the scene for refusing to move back. A legal observer said Rice was released by police shortly after. | The shooting victim was recorded on video by Tony Rice, a Ferguson-based protester and activist, who said he was arrested seconds after filming the scene for refusing to move back. A legal observer said Rice was released by police shortly after. |
| An hour after the shooting, a few dozen protesters and reporters were penned in by police on the front parking lot of Ferguson Market & Liquor, the convenience store from which Brown was accused of stealing cigarillos minutes before he was shot. | An hour after the shooting, a few dozen protesters and reporters were penned in by police on the front parking lot of Ferguson Market & Liquor, the convenience store from which Brown was accused of stealing cigarillos minutes before he was shot. |
| Associated Press contributed to this report | Associated Press contributed to this report |