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The father of a black 18-year-old who was shot by plainclothes police officers in Ferguson during protests to mark the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death says he expects his son to survive.

The clip shows a person police identify as Harris grabbing a handgun from his waistband and running toward a parking lot, police say in response to other shots being fired during the protests.

Demonstrations around the region had long been planned to mark the anniversary. An additional 22 people were arrested Monday night and early Tuesday after police used pepper spray to clear West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson. The shooting happened as protesters nearby were marking...

And it was after the shots were fired that he pulled out his gun. Earlier this week, Belmar says his department is very much taking the aftermath of Brown’s death to heart. While exchanging gunfire, one of the suspects ran across a parking lot in the area and was spotted by...

The protest began near Chicago police headquarters Tuesday.

Stenger commended the efforts of the county police, along with the contributions from Ferguson and other departments, for minimizing tensions Monday night.

Everybody except for the Yankees’ publicity department were aware that Sunday was the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death.

And Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly had to defend himself to the police who mistook him for a protester. According to reports, the Oath Keepers said they were on the scene to provide voluntary protection to a journalist working for the site InfoWars, the conspiracy mill run...

Despite the arrests, there were no reports of injuries or violence. Stenger added that under the executive order, Chief Belmar will be in charge of police operations in Ferguson and the surrounding areas. His bond was set at $250,000.

But on Monday night, no smoke or tear gas was used, and no police or civilians reported injuries, McGuire said in a statement.

During the gunfire, Harris crossed the street and apparently spotted plainclothes officers arriving in an unmarked van with distinctive red and blue police lights, Belmar said. Police used smoke to disperse the crowd. “It’s disrespectful”, said Talal Ahmad, 30,...

According to the Associated Press, cars and drum corps joined the march, which ended at Normandy High School.

The appearance of the four men, all white, quickly drew stares in the mostly black neighborhood, which exploded into violence again Sunday night as protesters marked the police killing of an unarmed black teen a year ago. Mr Brown died on August 9 last year at the hands of...

Union Theological Seminary professor Cornel West was also arrested, The Associated Press reported. “That’s not going to happen”.

The occasions are amongst a number of this weekend in Ferguson and close by St. Louis.