2 men arrested in Chicago in Ferguson protest

His family and friends denied that he had a weapon, but police say he was armed with a pistol reported stolen past year. “It is because of their ability to maintain order that I find it prudent to continue the state of emergency for at least the next 24 hours”, Stenger said. Louis County Police, said he did not believe officers had confronted the Oath Keepers or told to leave: “We do not know who sent them”.

At one point, about 20 protesters blocked West Florissant Avenue and forced a city bus to turn around. They said 23 people were reportedly detained, but “there were no shots fired, no smoke or tear gas used”. The video shows Harris grab a handgun out of his waistband once shots are fired during the protest in the W. Florissant corridor seconds prior to the officer involved shooting.

Tyrone Harris, 18, was shot by police Sunday after allegedlyopening fire in the chaos in this suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

In this August 9, 2015, frame from surveillance video provided by the St. Louis County Police shows the 18-year-old black suspect, center in light colored clothes, minutes before he fired a gun at plainclothes officers in Ferguson, Mo.

On Tuesday night, a handful of members returned to West Florissant, where a crowd of about 100 protesters had gathered.

‘He was running for his… life because someone was shooting at him, ‘ Tyrone Harris, Sr. said in a telephone interview from his St. Louis-area home before the video was released. “My wrongful arrest while trying to record police abuse is further evidence that law enforcement has nothing but contempt for political resistance and those who would try to protect it”, said Executive Director Pooja Gehi, who was among those arrested Monday.

Meanwhile, a Canadian TV journalist became at least the third charged nearly a year after being detained while covering the original protests in Ferguson that followed the Brown shooting.

The St Louis County executive declared a state of emergency on Monday, a move that gave Mr Belmar, instead of interim Ferguson Police Chief Andre Anderson, control of security.

Facebook Harris poses with a gun in each hand for a photo posted to his Facebook page under the name ‘Ty Glocks.’ Enlarge Facebook Harris sits with two guns in a photo also shared to his Facebook page.

However, the peaceful gathering was marred by gunfire and a police shooting later in the day, that left an 18-year-old suspect critically injured.

Adding to the tension, four white men carrying military-style rifles and side arms, who said they were part of a group called “Oath Keepers”, patrolled Ferguson’s streets.

“There’s a state of emergency in black America today”, said organizer Temara “Jaz” Jasmine, 27.