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Peaceful Rallies in Ferguson Give Way to Violence, Gunfire

posted by CoolHand on Monday August 10 2015, @04:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the nothing-funny-about-it dept.

"exec" writes:

From Yahoo News:

A man was gravely wounded in a gun battle with police in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday night after a day of peaceful rallies to mark the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white officer one year ago. Several volleys of gunshots rang out as police in riot gear tried to disperse demonstrators blocking traffic and smashing storefront windows along a street that was a flashpoint of last year's unrest in the St. Louis suburb after Michael Brown, 18, was slain. Police later said the gunfire began with two groups of agitators apparently shooting at each other.

http://news.yahoo.com/ferguson-protests-mostly-peaceful-anniversary-brown-shooting-015555407.html

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Anniversary commemorations had begun hours earlier with a peaceful march through the St. Louis suburb. The scene changed dramatically after dark. Dozens of protesters converged on West Florissant Avenue, which bore the brunt of last summer's rioting, and chanted: "Shut it down" in the midst of a severe thunderstorm.

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Monday August 10 2015, @06:55PM

    by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Monday August 10 2015, @06:55PM (#220818) Journal

    Fuck off, closet Klansman.

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  • (Score: 1) by stackOVFL on Monday August 10 2015, @08:04PM

    by stackOVFL (5682) on Monday August 10 2015, @08:04PM (#220870)

    Ahh, very good. You resort to name calling to make your point? Thank you for making mine. You can't intelligently discuss this at all can you? The fact is you cant debate me because you know I'm right. The issue is black on black. You know all of what I said is true. Well good luck tiring to stir the pot with all your BS. The media is reporting the truth and they have the evidence to back up their claims. You have nothing save name calling, well done.