Ferguson Missouri has exploded in protest over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed teenager. Protests arose around the police department, and they worsened until this evening altercations began between protesters and police, after which many started looting stores in the area:
Here’s the protest earlier – at about the 4 minute mark he says “they throwin’ rocks now,” and at 5 minutes, “they throwin’ bottles – it’s a very tense situation.”
Reports are now that protesters are driving journalists out of the area, and some shots have been fired:
Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/6W4cM4oB19
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 11, 2014
Here's another photo from @PDPJ. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/tMQeX12i6I
— Mark J. Zinn (@MarkJZinn) August 11, 2014
Gun shots, looting large crowds in street no cops around #ferguson pic.twitter.com/S1eoPEliRD
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 11, 2014
I'm now behind the police line, K-9 units are out. Police are breaking up the crowd pic.twitter.com/UZ33jyysJS
— Christina Coleman (@ChristinaKSDK) August 11, 2014
#ferguson pic.twitter.com/B2gXqjXAlb
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 11, 2014
This is a video of people smashing a bus stop right now in Ferguson, via @AntonioFrench https://t.co/vtCZ9f2dNH
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) August 11, 2014
They set a Quik Trip store on fire in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/mfQNUhtbCI
— Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) August 11, 2014
Hopefully the rule of law will be restored quickly before anyone else is hurt.