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| Officials issue State of Emergency in St Louis County amid unrest in Ferguson | Officials issue State of Emergency in St Louis County amid unrest in Ferguson |
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| ● Teenager in critical condition after being shot by police | ● Teenager in critical condition after being shot by police |
| ● Victim named as Tyrone Harris - a friend of Michael Brown | ● Victim named as Tyrone Harris - a friend of Michael Brown |
| ● Two teenagers also shot outside apartment complex where Michael Brown died | ● Two teenagers also shot outside apartment complex where Michael Brown died |
| ● Video shows moment gunfire rings out | ● Video shows moment gunfire rings out |
| ● Two newspaper headlines that reflect the state of US race relations | ● Two newspaper headlines that reflect the state of US race relations |
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| A man is in a critical condition after a peaceful protest marking a year since a white police officer fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown turned violent. | A man is in a critical condition after a peaceful protest marking a year since a white police officer fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown turned violent. |
| A group of four-plain-clothed police officers were involved in the shooting on West Florissant Avenue, which hospitalised the man who has since been named by his father as Tyrone Harris, 18. | A group of four-plain-clothed police officers were involved in the shooting on West Florissant Avenue, which hospitalised the man who has since been named by his father as Tyrone Harris, 18. |
| "We think there's a lot more to this than what's being said," Harris Sr. told the St Louis Post-Dispatch. | "We think there's a lot more to this than what's being said," Harris Sr. told the St Louis Post-Dispatch. |
| Darren Wilson killed the teenager on 9 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 city, thanked supporters for not allowing his son’s killing to be “swept under the carpet”, and observed four and a half minutes of silence. | Michael Brown Senior, the late 18-year-old’s father, led a rally in the city, thanked supporters for not allowing his son’s killing to be “swept under the carpet”, and observed four and a half minutes of silence. |
| 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 Harris people was shot. | Riot police arrived in heavily armed vehicles at the scene where Harris people was shot. |
| 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 |