Police made numerous arrests during a tense standoff Monday night in Ferguson, Missouri, after St. Louis County declared a state of emergency and a teenager was charged with shooting at police officers. The demonstrations came after unrest and a shootout early Monday led county officials to declare a state of emergency.
At left, a young woman is detained during a civil-disobedience action on West Florissant Avenue on Monday night.
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Police were deployed, and the night ended with more than 10 arrests for disorderly conduct.
A man is detained by police during a civil disobedience action on West Florissant Avenue.
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Members of the Oath Keepers, a volunteer armed militia group, walk with their personal weapons on the street during protests in Ferguson early Tuesday morning. Earlier, police in riot gear clashed with protesters who had gathered.
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Protesters hold up signs on top of a closed Ferguson business.
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A partially burned American flag lies on the street near the spot where Michael Brown was killed before an event to mark the one-year anniversary of his killing.
A protester yells at a police line.
A woman reacts after shots were fired in a police officer-involved shooting early Monday in Ferguson.
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Police stand over a man with gunshot wounds lying in a parking lot after a shootout with police along West Florissant Street early Monday morning. Tyrone Harris, Jr., 18, of St. Louis, is listed in critical condition in an area hospital. Police say he fired at an unmarked police car and officers before he was shot by fellow officers.
Michael Brown Sr. leads a memorial march for his son Michael Brown in Ferguson on August 8, 2015, a year and day after the son’s death.
Chocolate, 36, an activist who wanted to be identified by only her nickname, waves an upside-down American flag while posing for a portrait in Ferguson on July 24. When asked how Michael Brown’s death affected her life, Chocolate said, “My life won’t ever be the same. It has changed me to become an activist and protester. It has made me to get more involved with my community and especially with youth. When you ask a kid these days what they want to be when they grow up, their answer is ‘I want to be alive.’” When asked what changes she has seen in her community over the past year, Chocolate said, “We are all still trying to heal. There are still a lot of racist cops here. We can do what we do which is stand up for justice. No one has accepted what happened out here. There is still a disconnect with the police and the community.” The message on the flag reads: “Hands up, don’t shoot. Lost voices. Mike Brown means we got to fight back!”
