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| injuries = 10 members of the public injured<ref name=KMOV>{{cite web|title=Number of people arrested, injured continues to rise in Ferguson|url=http://www.kmov.com/special-coverage-001/Reports-Ferguson-protests-turn-violent-270697451.html|publisher=KMOV.com|accessdate=December 3, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202024549/http://www.kmov.com/special-coverage-001/Reports-Ferguson-protests-turn-violent-270697451.html|archivedate=December 2, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="FergusonApril">{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/2-separate-shootings-near-ferguson-protests-against-police-115320811.html|title=3 shot during Ferguson protest; 5 arrested for looting|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=April 29, 2015|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref><br />6 police officers injured<ref name=CBC.Injuries/>
| arrests = 321 members of the public<ref name="FergusonApril"/><ref name=WashPost.Breakdown/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/more-than-arrested-at-ferguson-police-station-on-moral-monday/article_c1752132-9731-542e-8525-1885fae7fd10.html?mobile_touch=true|title=More than 50 arrested at Ferguson police station on 'Moral Monday,' other events elsewhere|author=Staff Reports|publisher=stltoday.com|accessdate=November 25, 2014}}</ref>
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As night fell on August 13, some protesters threw projectiles at police including [[Molotov cocktails]], and police launched tear gas and smoke bombs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2014/08/ferguson_protests_erupt_in_vio.html|title=The Associated Press "Ferguson protests erupt in violence as people lob Molotov cocktails, police use tear gas" Cleveland.com, August 13, 2014|work=The Plain Dealer|accessdate=November 25, 2014}}</ref> While police were clearing a McDonald's restaurant, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reporter [[Wesley Lowery]] and ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' reporter [[Ryan J. Reilly]] were arrested.<ref name=Politico.Arrests/> Officers reportedly asked them to leave first, gave them a 45-second countdown when they were not moving fast enough, and ultimately resorted to more forceful measures to remove people from the McDonald's.<ref name=Politico.Arrests/> "Officers slammed me into a fountain soda machine because I was confused about which door they were asking me to walk out of," Lowery said.<ref name=USAToday.Reporters/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kmov.com/video?id=271283711&sec=549692&ref=articlevidmod|title=Raw [video]: Interview with 2 national journalists arrested in Ferguson|last=Lowery|first=Wesley|date=August 14, 2014|accessdate=August 15, 2014}}</ref> [[Martin Baron]], executive editor of ''The Washington Post'', issued a statement, saying "there was absolutely no justification for Wesley Lowery's arrest," and that the police behavior "was wholly unwarranted and an assault on the freedom of the press to cover the news."<ref name=WashPost.Lowery/>
[[Al Jazeera America]] journalists including correspondent [[Ash-har Quraishi]] covering the protests in Ferguson on Wednesday night were also tear-gassed and shot at with rubber bullets by a police SWAT team. An officer was captured on video turning the reporters' video camera toward the ground and dismantling their equipment.<ref name=AlJazeera.Gas/><ref name=KSDK.Gas/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mintpressnews.com/ferguson-police-targeting-media-arrests-tear-gas-blackouts/195327|title=Ferguson Police Targeting Media With Arrests, Tear Gas, Bean Bags And Blackouts|website=MintPress News|accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Slate.Gas/> Al Jazeera America issued a statement, calling the incident an "egregious assault on the freedom of the press that was clearly intended to have a chilling effect on our ability to cover this important story."<ref name=CNN.Troopers/> On Thursday, August 14, the [[St. Charles County Regional SWAT Team]] put out a press release stating that "... the SWAT Team has not been any part of attempting to prevent media coverage" and that the SWAT team had helped journalists move their equipment at their request.<ref name=KSDK.Gas/> A raw video captured a vehicle marked clearly as "St. Charles County SWAT" rolling up to the Al Jazeera lights and camera and taking them down.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksdk.com/videos/news/local/2014/08/14/14042891|title=RAW video of Al Jazeera America crews hit with tear gas|publisher=KSDK|location=St. Louis, Missouri|accessdate=August 15, 2014}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
[[File:Sharpshooter facing camera.jpg|thumb|left|A police marksman posted atop armored vehicle]]
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===Vonderrit Myers Jr.===
On October 8, 2014, Vonderrit Myers Jr. was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in St. Louis. Police said he had a gun and shot at them. Doug Hollis of St. Louis, a relative of both Myers and Michael Brown, did not witness the shooting but told ''[[USA Today]]'' that Myers was unarmed, with only a sandwich in his hands, and suggested that the gun found at the scene might have been planted by police.<ref name=USAToday.Second/> Following the shooting, there were multiple nights of protests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/10/vonderrit_myers_family_stop_killing_our_children.html|title=Vonderrit Myers’ Family: ‘Stop Killing Our Children’ - The Root|author=Sharee Silerio|date=October 10, 2014|work=The Root|accessdate=November 25, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112171548/http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/10/vonderrit_myers_family_stop_killing_our_children.html|archivedate=November 12, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegrio.com/2014/10/10/protest-shooting-vonderitt-myers/|title=Another night of protests over the shooting death of 18-year-old Vonderitt Myers|work=theGrio|accessdate=November 25, 2014}}</ref> Forensic evidence later confirmed that Myers had gunshot residue on his right hand, shirt, and pants, indicating that he had fired a gun. Three bullets fired at police matched Myers's gun.<ref name=STLToday.Forensic/><ref name=MSNBC.Matters/><ref name=IBTimes.Myers/> The family's attorney noticed that police versions differ about the weapon Myers allegedly used: first, police mentioned a 9mm Ruger, and later a 9mm Smith & Wesson. Although later determined that Myers did have a gun and it matched the same gun he was seen in various photos posted to social media.<ref name=STLA.Myers/> An independent autopsy by [[Cyril Wecht|Dr. Cyril H. Wecht]] found that six of the eight wounds were at the back of the body.<ref name=WSJ.Myers/> Police investigators served Wecht with a subpoena for his results. The funeral was held on October 26.<ref name=STLToday.Myers/>
On May 19, 2015, it was announced that no charges would be filed against the off-duty police officer. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce's report says the officer shot and killed Myers in self-defense after Myers fired a gun at him, and thus a criminal violation could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in the resulting death.<ref>{{cite news|last1=SUHR|first1=JIM|title=No charges for St. Louis officer who killed 18-year-old|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/no-charges-for-st-louis-officer-who-killed-18-year-old/|accessdate=May 19, 2015|agency=AP News}}</ref>
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Wanting to aid the healing process of the wounded city, an anonymous couple called the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation and set up a $100,000 fund. But the generous couple didn’t know which programs or initiatives would best help Ferguson, so they requested that a racially balanced group of Ferguson residents make the decision on how to distribute the money.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Koenig|first1=Rebecca|title=In Ferguson, a Gift to Heal Divisions|url=https://philanthropy.com/article/In-Ferguson-a-Gift-to-Heal/230777|website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy|accessdate=December 7, 2015}}</ref>
The Come Together Ferguson grant committee—made up of pairs of black and white teachers, police officers, pastors, and residents—decided to award the first round of grants to Ferguson summer youth programs. On Saturday, May 23, 2015, the committee announced it would distribute $39,000 to eleven organizations, selected out of 42 applications.<ref>{{cite web|title=Come Together Ferguson|url=http://www.stlgives.org/charities/come-together-ferguson/|website=St. Louis Gives|accessdate=December 7, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113195151/http://www.stlgives.org/charities/come-together-ferguson/|archivedate=November 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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[[File:Protest at Ferguson police dept.jpg|thumb|Protestors gather at the Ferguson police department]]
* As of December 28, 2014, at least 253 demonstrations had been held worldwide for Michael Brown or in solidarity with Ferguson.<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Black Lives Matter Demonstrations|url=https://www.elephrame.com/textbook/protests|website=Elephrame|accessdate=December 29, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226205743/https://www.elephrame.com/textbook/protests|archivedate=December 26, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* Local pastors held a vigil on the morning of Sunday, August 10.<ref name="ktvi140810">{{cite news |first=Betsey |last=Bruce |publisher=KTVI |location=St. Louis, Missouri |title=Tensions still running high during Ferguson vigil for Michael Brown |url=http://fox2now.com/2014/08/10/clergy-hold-vigil-for-teen-shot-by-police/ |date=August 10, 2014 |accessdate=August 11, 2014}}</ref> Another vigil was planned on the same day, at 8:00 p.m. in the area where Brown was killed.<ref name="ktvi140810" />
* National vigils and marches occurred on the evening of Thursday, August 14, in over 100 cities around the U.S. with thousands in attendance. They were organized by FeministaJones, using Twitter and the #NMOS14 hashtag.<ref name=WashPost.Facebook/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=M. Alex |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/nmos14-vigils-held-honor-ferguson-victim-michael-brown-n180981/ |title=#NMOS14: Vigils Held to Honor Ferguson Victim Michael Brown |publisher=NBC News |date=August 14, 2014 |accessdate=August 18, 2014}}</ref>
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* On August 17, about 150 people protested in downtown St. Louis in support of Darren Wilson. The protesters argued that Wilson had been victimized and that any punishment for him would cause law enforcement officers to be "frightened to do their jobs."<ref name=Cleveland.WilsonRally />
* [[CNN]], along with [[ABC News]] and others, described the incident as having triggered a national debate on race relations, as well as the use of force and the militarization of the police in the United States.<ref name=KY3.Next/>
* The Green Shadow Cabinet, a group led by 2012 [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] presidential nominee Dr. [[Jill Stein]], stated on August 14 that "[a] healthy response by the local police and government agencies in Ferguson and St. Louis County would have been to immediately announce a full investigation of the shooting and a review of police policies and practices."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://greenshadowcabinet.us/statements/healthy-response-racism-and-trauma-ferguson |title=A Healthy Response to Racism and Trauma in Ferguson |website=Green Shadow Cabinet |date=August 14, 2014 |accessdate=August 20, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821155447/http://greenshadowcabinet.us/statements/healthy-response-racism-and-trauma-ferguson |archivedate=August 21, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* Some veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces criticized the tactics and procedures used by the police during the unrest, including the use of assault rifles in a protest situation. They also criticized the choice to use canine units, which played into racial imagery exacerbating the issue and encouraged engaging the civilian population in dialogue and social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/14/military-veterans-see-deeply-flawed-police-response-in-ferguson/|title=Military veterans see deeply flawed police response in Ferguson|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=November 25, 2014}}</ref>
* On September 22, protesters received support from a California-based group called We Copwatch to improve the way they record their interactions with the police.<ref name=KSKD.Cameras/>
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* From August 14 to 22, [[Amnesty International USA]] had a team of human rights observers, trainers and researchers in Ferguson. It included organizers to train activists in the use of non-violent protests.<ref name=Amnesty.Delegation/><ref name=Amnesty.Report/> This was the first time that [[Amnesty International]] has deployed such a team to the United States.<ref name =Buzzfeed.Amnesty/><ref name=LATimes.Curfew/><ref name=HuffPost.Amnesty/> In a subsequent report of October 24, 2014, they expressed concerns for [[human rights]] in Ferguson, related to the use of lethal force in the death of Brown, racial discrimination and excessive use of police force, imposition of restrictions on the rights to protest, intimidation of protesters, the use of tear gas, [[rubber bullet]]s and [[long range acoustic device]]s, restrictions imposed on the media covering the protests, and lack of accountability for law enforcement policing protests.<ref name=Amnesty.Report/><ref name=TimeMag.Amnesty/>
* In [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], people from Gaza and other Palestinian cities expressed their support for the protestors in Ferguson and shared tips on how to deal with tear gas and police violence, noting the weapons fired in Ferguson come from companies that supply Israel.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/digital/2014/08/16/Palestinians-show-solidarity-tweet-tear-gas-advice-to-protesters-in-Ferguson-.html|title = Palestinians show online solidarity to Ferguson protesters|date = 16 August 2014|work = |access-date = |via = |publisher = Al Arabiya News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://mondoweiss.net/2014/08/ferguson-companies-supplying/|title = Weapons fired in Ferguson come from companies supplying Israel, Bahrain and Egypt|last = Kane|first = Alex|date = August 19, 2014|work = |access-date = |via = |publisher = Mondoweiss}}</ref> The [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]] released an official statement of solidarity with Ferguson, acknowledging the ties between the Palestinian struggle to liberation and the black liberation movement in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Struggles in Palestine and Ferguson Are One|url = http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/08/29/the-struggles-in-palestine-and-ferguson-are-one/|website = www.counterpunch.org|access-date = 2016-02-17}}</ref>
* [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] militants stated that they will use social media to encourage Islamic extremism in Ferguson.<ref name="IslamicState">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2728624/How-democracy-treating-guys-ISIS-militants-social-media-encourage-Ferguson-protesters-embrace-Islamic-extremism.html|title='How is democracy treating you guys?' ISIS militants take to social media to encourage Ferguson protesters to embrace Islamic extremism |website=Daily Mail |date=August 19, 2014|accessdate=August 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name="uptown">{{cite web|url=http://uptownmagazine.com/2014/08/isis-tries-turn-ferguson-protests-recruiting-grounds/|title=ISIS Turning Ferguson Protests Into Recruiting Grounds?|work=Uptown Magazine|date=August 20, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114716/http://uptownmagazine.com/2014/08/isis-tries-turn-ferguson-protests-recruiting-grounds/|archivedate=August 26, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="WashPost.Isis" />
* On August 18, [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] called for U.S. authorities to ensure protection of the protesters' rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. Through a spokesman, Ban called for "all to exercise restraint, for law enforcement officials to abide by U.S. and international standards in dealing with demonstrators."<ref name=Reuters.UN/>
* Protesters in Egypt expressed support for protesters in Ferguson using [[social media]], and offered advice on how to deal with tear gas.<ref name=NYTimes.Advice/>
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<ref name=KSDK.French>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Aja J. |url=http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/14/st-louis-alderman-antonio-french-arrested/14043007/ |title=St. Louis alderman released following arrest |date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=KSDK |location=St. Louis, Missouri}}</ref>
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<ref name=Vox.Tensions>{{cite news |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/8/11/5988925/mike-brown-killing-shooting-case-ferguson-police-riots-st-louis |title=Outrage in Ferguson after police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown|last=Lind|first=Dara|date=August 12, 2014 |website=Vox |accessdate=August 12, 2014}}</ref><!--- FOR ARCHIVAL INFO On Sunday afternoon, local and national leadership planned a vigil and other responses. In the evening of August 10, police tried to break up the crowd and then some of the protesters responded violently, looting various stores in the neighborhood including a [[QuikTrip]].<ref>{{cite news |quote=A teenage girl told KMOV that a QuikTrip convenience store was being looted. Asked what looters were taking, she said, 'Everything. They destroyed everything.' |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-missouri-police-shooting-20140811-story.html |title=Protests near St. Louis continue for slain teen after riot, arrests |date=August 11, 2014 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> The story became widely reported in the United States, drawing comparisons to the [[Treyvon Martin]] incident of 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Unarmed black teenager shot: Is #MikeBrown the next Trayvon Martin? (+video) |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/0810/Unarmed-black-teenager-shot-Is-MikeBrown-the-next-Trayvon-Martin-video |first=David Clark |last=Scott |date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> ---->
<ref name=WSJ.Myers>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/private-autopsy-shows-st-louis-teen-shot-from-behind-1414099421 |title=Private Autopsy Shows St. Louis Teen Shot From Behind |website=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 23, 2014 |accessdate=October 26, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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