USA-MISSOURI/SHOOTING-FIRES Fires break out in Ferguson after announcement that police officer will not be indicted in shooting death of black teen
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USA-MISSOURI/SHOOTING-FIRES Fires break out in Ferguson after announcement that police officer will not be indicted in shooting death of black teen
- Title: USA-MISSOURI/SHOOTING-FIRES Fires break out in Ferguson after announcement that police officer will not be indicted in shooting death of black teen
- Date: 25th November 2014
- Summary: FERGUSON, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 24, 2014) (REUTERS) TRASH BIN ON FIRE RIOT POLICE IN FORMATION WALKING OUT PROTESTERS MARCHING CAR ON FIRE AERIAL VIEW OF CAR ON FIRE AERIAL VIEW OF POLICE IN FORMATION ON STREET WITH SMOKE POLICE WALKING ALONGSIDE TANK DOWN STREET AERIAL VIEW OF POLICE WALKING ALONGSIDE TANK DOWN STREET FROM AREA WHERE ONE VEHICLE IS ON FIRE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON FIRE
- Embargoed: 10th December 2014 12:00
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- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Fires broke out as angry protests broke out outside the Ferguson Police Department in suburban St. Louis after authorities on Monday (November 24) announced that a grand jury voted not to indict a white officer in the August shooting death of an unarmed black teen.
Police in Ferguson used smoke canisters and trucks to force waves of violent protesters down the street away from the police building soon after sporadic gunshots were heard. Flames from a burning car rose into the night sky hours after the grand jury voted to not indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Police who formed a wall of clear riot shields outside the precinct were pelted with bottles and cans as the crowd surged up and down the street immediately after authorities said the grand jury had voted not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.
Dozens of police and military vehicles were poised for possible mass arrests not far from the stretch of Ferguson streets that saw the worst of the rioting after Wilson shot Brown in August.
Not far from the stretch of Ferguson that saw the worst of the rioting after Brown's fatal shooting in August, dozens of police and military vehicles were poised for possible mass arrests.
Brown's family immediately urged a non-violent response to the grand jury's decision. Officials urged tolerance and assured residents that the National Guard would provide security at critical facilities like fire houses, police stations and utility substations. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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