One shot as violence flares in riot-hit US town
What you need to know:
- Violence has flared since the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 9 by a white police officer which has renewed a national debate about law enforcement and African Americans.
FERGUSON, US, Sunday
One person was shot and seven people were arrested as police battled to impose a curfew in the riot-hit US town of Ferguson on Sunday, one week after the racially-charged shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
Police in the strife-torn Missouri community said the shooting victim was in critical condition after being shot by an unidentified attacker.
The incident came as police used smoke bombs and tear gar to disperse around 200 demonstrators who had defied a curfew imposed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.
MICHAEL BROWN
Violence has flared since the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 9 by a white police officer which has renewed a national debate about law enforcement and African Americans.
Police in Ferguson also drew criticism for facing down protesters in military-grade armored trucks while brandishing high-powered weapons. Nixon told CNN on Sunday tensions in Ferguson were likely to remain high, citing the community response as “raw and appropriate.”
“This is a horrific shooting, we’re not to justice yet and there will be moments of energy and angst over the coming days and weeks,” he told CNN’s “State of the Union”. Nixon had declared a state of emergency and a curfew starting at midnight Saturday until 5:00 am for the St Louis suburb of Ferguson. (AFP)
