Two shot during late-night protests in Ferguson, police say

Later, an AP reporter saw a woman overcome with grief. Moments later, he and a friend were walking on Canfield Drive when Wilson, who is white, told them to move to the sidewalk.

A man nearby said, “They killed my brother”. It was the second consecutive night of gunfire on West Florissant Avenue.

Clashes… police officers take cover behind a auto after shots were fired during a protest march.

A police helicopter appeared overhead, shining a spotlight down on the street. The case also led to new policing strategies, including police body cameras that have injected truth into areas where there was once only debate. Earlier Sunday, a march was held in Ferguson in Brown’s honor.

Protesters have been warned to clear the roadway along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, or face arrest.

A federal review of Brown’s slaying found that officer Wilson acted lawfully. The shots seemed to have come from a section on the street north of the police and protesters position near the Ferguson Market. One person threw a glass bottle at officers but missed. Others cursed at officers.

Demonstrations had been peaceful all day but a rowdy group of protesters later looted at least one store and faced off against police officers clad in riot gear. It also resulted in the formation of the “Black Lives Matter” movement aimed at pressurising police in to better treatment of minorities.

By then, police presence had turned heavy, and rumors about the shooting flew.

Chief Belmar defended the police shooting and said: “They weren’t protestors, they were criminals”. Police were on the scene.

He was at a protest to mark the first anniversary of the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

After three nights of protests, some organisers have vowed to stage a day of civil disobedience on Monday. The toll has been especially great on Brown’s parents – Michael Brown Sr. says he has not shaved his beard since is son was gunned down and has no plans to trim it until substantial progress has been made.

After the march was a service at a Ferguson church. A grand jury and the US Department of Justice declined to prosecute Mr Wilson, who resigned in November.

“Ferguson was a spark for a larger play which is now a brush fire in America”, said Jeffrey McCune, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis who studies race and gender.

It happened more than 20 years ago in Los Angeles, after the 1992 acquittal of four white police officers videotaped beating Rodney King, who is black.

A march to mark the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown has begun in Ferguson, Missouri. “If it wasn’t for you all, this would be swept under the carpet too”.

Others posted a video of what they described as a victim of the shooting in Ferguson, lying on the streets bleeding.

Several events earlier Sunday marked the anniversary of the killing, which cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities.