Peaceful protests against the shooting death of Michael Brown once again devolved into arrests and confrontations with the police in Ferguson, MO.
The most violent clashes yet between protesters and police since the death of Michael Brown occurred the night of Aug. 17, causing Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to announce that he will deploy the National Guard to enforce a nightly curfew that took effect Sat. Aug. 16.
Clashes defined the late night hours in Ferguson on the one-week anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown.
The police have released new details about the shooting of Michael Brown and the incidents that led up to his death.
Thousands of people around the United States came together for a moment of silence to commemorate victims of police brutality after a series of incidents in which unarmed men were killed by the police.
President Barack Obama and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon both weighed in on the controversy in Ferguson, Missouri, which has seen police aiming rifles at peaceful protesters as well as teargasing and arresting journalists.
Numerous reports and images show that police in Ferguson, Missouri aimed their weapons at peaceful crowds of protesters and arrested journalists, a violation of the First Amendment.
Two nights after the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the community of Ferguson, Missouri has yet to return to normal.
After a grieving community erupted in flames and broken glass over the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by the local police department, the governor of Missouri has requested the assistance of the Justice Department.
Grief over the death of Michael Brown in the town of Ferguson, MO took a violent turn the night of Aug. 10 when crowds rioted, looting stores and clashing with police.
Police in Ferguson, MO have found themselves at the center of the international media's spotlight after the shooting death of unarmed teenager.
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