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Ferguson shooting: Two shot as officers and protesters clash at anniversary rally, police say | Ferguson shooting: Two shot as officers and protesters clash at anniversary rally, police say |
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Man in critical condition following shooting involving police on West Florissant Avenue | |
Two further shootings break out on nearby Canfield Drive | |
Police use smoke to disperse protesters | |
Teenager's father led march through Missouri town after crowd observed four and a half minute silence | |
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Protesters have gathered in Ferguson, Missouri, to mark a year since a white police officer fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. | Protesters have gathered in Ferguson, Missouri, to mark a year since a white police officer fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. |
Darren Wilson killed the teenager on 8 August 2014. However, a grand jury and the US department of justice decided not to prosecute him. He later resigned in November. | Darren Wilson killed the teenager on 8 August 2014. However, a grand jury and the US department of justice decided not to prosecute him. He later resigned in November. |
Michael Brown Senior, the late 18-year-old’s father, led a rally in the town after which he and hundreds of others observed four and a half minutes of silence. | Michael Brown Senior, the late 18-year-old’s father, led a rally in the town after which he and hundreds of others observed four and a half minutes of silence. |
Stopping during the march at a permanent memorial for his son, Brown said “Miss you”, after thanking supporters for not allowing his son’s killing to be “swept under the carpet”. | Stopping during the march at a permanent memorial for his son, Brown said “Miss you”, after thanking supporters for not allowing his son’s killing to be “swept under the carpet”. |
By nightfall, the scene transformed as a crowd of dozens of protesters blocked traffic and smashed store windows along West Florissant Avenue, which bore the brunt of last summer's rioting, chanting "Shut it down." | By nightfall, the scene transformed as a crowd of dozens of protesters blocked traffic and smashed store windows along West Florissant Avenue, which bore the brunt of last summer's rioting, chanting "Shut it down." |
Riot police arrived in heavily armed vehicles at the scene where two people were shot. One man is in a critical condition in hospital following the incident. | |
The teenager’s was one of many similar fatal police shootings of unarmed black men that have highlighted racial tensions in the US and sparked a nation-wide Black Lives Matter movement. | The teenager’s was one of many similar fatal police shootings of unarmed black men that have highlighted racial tensions in the US and sparked a nation-wide Black Lives Matter movement. |
Additional reporting by AP and Reuters | Additional reporting by AP and Reuters |