One person was critically injured and seven were arrested as violence broke out after a midnight curfew was imposed on the St. Louis suburb rocked by the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen. Clashes erupted shortly after the curfew went into effect, with tear gas and the sound of gunshots hitting the streets of Ferguson, Missouri as dozens of protesters stayed out in the driving rain.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said at an early morning press conference that one person was shot near the protests and is in critical condition, adding that a police car was fired upon. He defended the use of tear gas and tactical units - despite earlier pledges not to - saying that authorities feared for officers' safety while responding to the shooting. "Tonight's response was a proper one," he said, adding that he was "disappointed" that violence again broke out on the city's streets. The curfew was put in place in an attempt to ease the tensions in Ferguson, which erupted over the death of Michael Brown and sparked protests and looting.
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- Cassandra Vinograd
First published August 17 2014, 1:03 AM
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