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The city of Ferguson, Missouri is in complete chaos following the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by a police officer on Saturday, August, 9.
What started out as peaceful protests on Sunday turned into riots. At least 12 stores were robbed, fires were set and gunshots were heard as a criminal element took over.
Anger within the community is understandable, but what took place yesterday solves nothing.
According to News 4, 32 people were arrested, 2 police officers were wounded among the 300 who responded to the scene. Tear gas was used to disperse crowds.
Witness Robert Cotton described to News 4 what he saw.
"I walked down to the QuikTrip that has been looted and there was a guy that pulled up with a pickup truck and they're trying to load the U.S. Bank ATM machine," he said. "And someone came by and started firing shots so people ran. As I was walking back towards Solway, the Sam's market where the incident allegedly occurred they've taken everything out of there. People walking out of there with handfuls of steaks, cases of beer,cases of soda, liquor, cigarettes, lottery tickets. All of the hair salon places that sold hair, they've taken every piece of hair out of there. Busted widows, they're setting dumpsters on fire. It's just totally crazy."
St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman told News 4 that the racial tensions were beginning to calm down this morning.
"The situation has calmed down a bit," he said. "We're still getting a few outlying calls as to people looking into and maybe canvassing some different businesses in the area, but we think we have the looting under control for the most part."
As we previously reported, the powder keg was lit when Brown was gunned down by a police officer as he and a friend were walking to his grandmother's house.
The two were stopped by a cop in a cruiser and ordered to the sidewalk. After an argument the cop exited his vehicle and fired two shots at the teens while they attempted to run from the scene. Brown was hit by a bullet. He stopped running and turned around with his arms raised. The cop then fired at least 2 more shots, killing Brown.
Michael Brown
The unidentified officer has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by St. Louis County Police.
Looters Burn Stores, Rob, Fire Gunshots In Ferguson, Mo. In The Wake Of Michael Brown Killing By Cop
Witness Describes Looting In Ferguson, Missouri After Cop Kills Unarmed Teen Michael Brown
QuikTrip Burned To The Ground In Ferguson, Mo. During Looting After Teen Michael Brown Killed By Cop
Source: News 4
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