Police try to disperse another crowd protesting officer-involved shooting in Missouri
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Protesters appeal to motorists for support while rallying on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 in front of the QT gas station in Ferguson, Mo. that was looted and burned during rioting overnight that followed a candlelight vigil honoring 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot Aug. 9, 2014 by Ferguson police officers. Brown, who was killed in a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb, was shot Saturday and died following the confrontation with police. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings)
Protesters appeal to motorists for support while rallying on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 in front of the QT gas station in Ferguson, Mo. that was looted and burned during rioting overnight that followed a candlelight vigil honoring 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot Aug. 9, 2014 by Ferguson police officers. Brown, who was killed in a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb, was shot Saturday and died following the confrontation with police. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings)
FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — Unrest has broken out for a second night in a St. Louis suburb where a young unarmed black man was fatally shot by police.
Authorities blocked off access to Ferguson on Monday night and KTVI-TV reported that police in riot gear were using tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters. It said there were reports of rubber bullets being fired. KMOV-TV said the tear gas was being fired at people gathering near a major intersection.
Looting and unrest had broken out Sunday night following a candlelight vigil for 18-year-old Michael Brown, who police said was shot multiple times Saturday after being confronted by an officer in Ferguson, a suburb of 21,000 that’s nearly 70 percent black.
Witnesses have said Brown had his hands raised and that the officer was white.
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