Washington, D.C: Police used smoke and tear gas to impose a curfew in a St. Louis (City in Missouri), 1 person was shot and 7 people were arrested early Sunday morning.
St. Louis is a City in Missouri, where a black teen walking down the street had been shot by a white police officer.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said that, police are still seeking the person who shot the critically wounded victim and defended his department’s strong strategic response that came after a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew took hold in Ferguson, Missouri.
Johnson (Missouri State Highway Patrol) said that, someone also fired at a patrol car, but no officers were injured.
State of Emergency is declared in St. Louis by Jay Nixon (Governor of Missouri).
Hundreds of other protesters left peacefully before the midnight to 5 a.m. deadline took effect in Ferguson, Missouri, where 18-year-old Michael Brown had been shot Aug. 9.
Highway Patrol Spokesman Lt. John Hotz initially said that, police only used smoke, but later told The Associated Press that they also fired tear gas canisters.
Jayson Ross was leading the protesters toward police before the canisters were fired. He said that, “They got guns. We got guns. We are ready”.
State Of Emergency Is Declared In St. Louis, United States
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