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Two shot, 31 arrested in another round of farm animal violence in Ferguson
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Trayvon Missouri
Sep 9, 2014, 8:54:12 PM9/9/14
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ferguson, Mo. � An increasingly frustrated BLACK police
commander on Tuesday blamed a �tiny minority of lawbreakers� for
the continued violence here in Ferguson after another long night
of violence and civil unrest.
Monday was the latest in an unbroken string of violent nights in
Ferguson, which has been a tinderbox since the shooting of
Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, by a white police officer on
Aug. 9.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said two people
were shot and 31 people were arrested Monday night, some of whom
listed addresses as far away as California and New York.
There were also two fires reported, one at a business and
another at an unoccupied residence. One of the shooting victims
was rescued by officers using an armored vehicle, Johnson said.
�This was not an act of protesters,� he told reporters in an
early morning briefing. �This was an act of violent criminals.�
A private autopsy report revealed that Ferguson Police Officer
Darren Wilson shot Brown six times, including once through the
top of the head.
On Monday, with President Obama calling for peace in Ferguson,
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made plans to fly into town on
Wednesday, establishing a federal presence here.
On a day that the Missouri National Guard was called in to
protect the police command center, Monday night�s protests
started off peacefully enough, but steadily devolved.
At about 9:40 p.m., a small group of about 200 �loud but not
aggressive protesters� faced off against a line of police
officers on the corner of Ferguson and West Florissant avenues.
Since the National Guard was protecting the command center,
their presence wasn�t obvious.
State troopers instead, monitored W. Florissant Street trying to
control protesters.
�Police did not react,� Johnson said. �That�s when bottles were
thrown from the middle and the edge� of the crowd. These
criminal acts came from a tiny minority of troublemakers.�
The midnight curfew that had been in place over the weekend had
been lifted.
Johnson said his troopers were pressed into action only after
being prompted by gunfire and Molotov cocktails.
�Our officers came under heavy gunfire,� Johnson said, adding
that no police officers fired any bullets Monday night.
Police again shot tear gas and smoke canisters into the crowds
to disperse them. A photographer from New Mexico was hit with a
tear gas canister, which then exploded at his feet. At one
point, all journalists at the designated media area were forced
back to the police command area, because their safety could not
be guaranteed, a police spokesman said.
At the press briefing, Johnson displayed two guns and a Molotov
cocktail that officers seized from what he called �instigators,�
Monday night.
�Protesters are peaceful and respectful,� Johnson said. �They
don�t clash with police. They don�t throw Molotov cocktails,�
Johnson said. �This nation is watching each and every one of us.
We�re going to solve this. We�re going to make this neighborhood
whole. We�re going to make this community whole.�
Bullshit. You're going to look for a way to blame whitey.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/two-shot-31-arrested-in-another-
round-of-violence-/ng5MQ/
�
Ferguson, Mo. � An increasingly frustrated BLACK police
commander on Tuesday blamed a �tiny minority of lawbreakers� for
the continued violence here in Ferguson after another long night
of violence and civil unrest.
Monday was the latest in an unbroken string of violent nights in
Ferguson, which has been a tinderbox since the shooting of
Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, by a white police officer on
Aug. 9.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said two people
were shot and 31 people were arrested Monday night, some of whom
listed addresses as far away as California and New York.
There were also two fires reported, one at a business and
another at an unoccupied residence. One of the shooting victims
was rescued by officers using an armored vehicle, Johnson said.
�This was not an act of protesters,� he told reporters in an
early morning briefing. �This was an act of violent criminals.�
A private autopsy report revealed that Ferguson Police Officer
Darren Wilson shot Brown six times, including once through the
top of the head.
On Monday, with President Obama calling for peace in Ferguson,
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made plans to fly into town on
Wednesday, establishing a federal presence here.
On a day that the Missouri National Guard was called in to
protect the police command center, Monday night�s protests
started off peacefully enough, but steadily devolved.
At about 9:40 p.m., a small group of about 200 �loud but not
aggressive protesters� faced off against a line of police
officers on the corner of Ferguson and West Florissant avenues.
Since the National Guard was protecting the command center,
their presence wasn�t obvious.
State troopers instead, monitored W. Florissant Street trying to
control protesters.
�Police did not react,� Johnson said. �That�s when bottles were
thrown from the middle and the edge� of the crowd. These
criminal acts came from a tiny minority of troublemakers.�
The midnight curfew that had been in place over the weekend had
been lifted.
Johnson said his troopers were pressed into action only after
being prompted by gunfire and Molotov cocktails.
�Our officers came under heavy gunfire,� Johnson said, adding
that no police officers fired any bullets Monday night.
Police again shot tear gas and smoke canisters into the crowds
to disperse them. A photographer from New Mexico was hit with a
tear gas canister, which then exploded at his feet. At one
point, all journalists at the designated media area were forced
back to the police command area, because their safety could not
be guaranteed, a police spokesman said.
At the press briefing, Johnson displayed two guns and a Molotov
cocktail that officers seized from what he called �instigators,�
Monday night.
�Protesters are peaceful and respectful,� Johnson said. �They
don�t clash with police. They don�t throw Molotov cocktails,�
Johnson said. �This nation is watching each and every one of us.
We�re going to solve this. We�re going to make this neighborhood
whole. We�re going to make this community whole.�
Bullshit. You're going to look for a way to blame whitey.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/two-shot-31-arrested-in-another-
round-of-violence-/ng5MQ/
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