'And the riots have started': Protest escalates in Ferguson Mo. [pics, Vine, video]; Updated: Looting, vandalism, violence: Updated: Gunshots, broken glass, alarms, fire

Posted at 10:38 pm on August 10, 2014 by Jim Jamitis

It seems the situation has only gotten worse in Ferguson, Missouri where people are protesting the police shooting of Michael Brown.

Things are getting intense, bottles are being thrown at the police line #FergusonShooting @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/WIuHlWDLYw
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethKSDK) August 11, 2014

Police line growing on w. Florissant avenue people still chanting "no justice no peace" #FergusonShooting @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/JW3gZqYTvJ
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethKSDK) August 11, 2014

The emotions are running high in the streets of #Ferguson crowd creeping towards police #FergusonShooting @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/H8mWYKKxfX
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethKSDK) August 11, 2014

if #Ferguson police harm protestors, Anonymous said they'll hack databases, dump info onto the web."This is not a threat, it is a promise."
— Sheba Black Panther™ (@seelolago) August 11, 2014

Riot police have now put on tear gas masks. Reports that tear gas has already been used on demonstrators. #MikeBrown pic.twitter.com/Tye4tGXJBE
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014

@MichaelSkolnik WOW… Are you serious??
— Brenicia❤ (@Ambitious_Bre) August 11, 2014

Breaking: people's hands are in the air – crowd still getting closer to police line #FergusonShooting @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/pbtJbUsG03
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethKSDK) August 11, 2014

Crowd chantIng: "Hands up, Don't shoot" #MikeBrown (photo: @ElizabethKSDK) pic.twitter.com/tOjVhEoCH0
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014

Now crowd is chanting "Hands up, don't shoot" #FergusonShooting @ksdknews
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethKSDK) August 11, 2014

Whatever you do right now will be played and replayed all over TV tomorrow. Believe that.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 11, 2014

Looting at the #Ferguson QuickTrip: https://t.co/R6fvguTb18
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014

@STLAbuBadu Wow, way to disrespect your cause
— Pt (@PTtheIslander) August 11, 2014

@PTtheIslander these young people need mentors and guidance
— Umar Lee (@STLAbuBadu) August 11, 2014

Fuck the police graffiti popping up everywhere.
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

Trying to get the crowd to disburse before things get ugly. Some not happy about it. https://t.co/7tPQjuPmSg
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 11, 2014

Getting the protestors to sit down. Put hands up in protest. #ferguson https://t.co/L5vABsluab
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 11, 2014

@kmov #mikebrown #vigil #fergusonshooting after math
A video posted by Brittany Noble-Jones ? (@noblejonesontv) on Aug 10, 2014 at 6:54pm PDT

kmov Very hard to see, glass everywhere. I left west Florissant near the area where family members say… http://t.co/a2zwpluoRF
— Brittany Noble-Jones (@BrittanyNoble) August 11, 2014

@kmov Very hard to see, glass everywhere. I left west Florissant near the area where family members say #mikebrown was shot dead. As I was leaving I was told people broke into the nearby quick trip taking whatever they could. I did not stay long enough to confirm. #fergusonshooting
A video posted by Brittany Noble-Jones ? (@noblejonesontv) on Aug 10, 2014 at 6:59pm PDT

Breaking: there is a fire behind a strip mall, people have broken into a liquor store @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/UpjChlP2Kq
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethKSDK) August 11, 2014

And the riots have started lord help us
— Tef Poe/FootKlan (@TefPoe) August 11, 2014

@TefPoe hope it De escalates peacefully…
— William H (@iamWillH) August 11, 2014

Indeed.

Update: 10:38 PM EDT, August 10

.@DoctaSlick we will.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 11, 2014

Dozens of police cars and cops in riot gear are gathering at the Target just south of the protest. This could get ugly very soon…
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014

@MichaelSkolnik uglier than looting, breaking glass and setting things on fire…don't these people need to wake up tomorrow abd live here?
— Mike Minoff (@MikeMinoff1) August 11, 2014

@MichaelSkolnik adding insult to injury. What happened to the right to assemble? We have the right to question those who police our hoods!
— LaToya Marie (@latoyamarie) August 11, 2014

Police reports hundreds of people "running out of Sam's Market" with merchandise. #Ferguson
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014

@MichaelSkolnik not helpful.
— bill killip (@bkillip) August 11, 2014

@MichaelSkolnik Destroy your own neighborhood, that's going to make everything ok.
— Ellen D (@Delaware_Dolfan) August 11, 2014

“@MichaelSkolnik: Police reports hundreds of people "running out of Sam's Market" with merchandise. #Ferguson” Fuck it. I give up.
— Lakers (7th Seed) (@ReecePGL) August 11, 2014

BREAKING: People looting gas station in #Ferguson, multiple police vehicles "severely" damaged, SWAT called to neighborhood.
— Rob Edwards (@RobertDEdwards) August 11, 2014

A man is trying to face off with police right now, crowd is surrounding him .. Officers aren't budging. pic.twitter.com/0T5bT8UhHR
— Christina Coleman (@ChristinaKSDK) August 11, 2014

QuikTrip is ground zero for this disturbance. People are walking out with cases of beer, liquor, pumping gas.
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

Crowds are smashing the windows of stores up and down West Florissant. #MichaelBrown
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

No one is even trying to control the crowd anymore. #MichaelBrown
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

From neighborhood business owners?

@rlippmann Because the whole crowd is avenging Michael Brown's killing and they are demanding justice for him and his family.
— Roslynn Kemp (@AmethystRos) August 11, 2014

Damage at the QuikTrip. The entire store is just about cleared out. pic.twitter.com/V968oPD2ob
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

Just heard someone walking toward the QuikTrip saying, "if they never would have shot that boy, this wouldn't have happened. #MichaelBrown
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

Crowds are smashing the windows of stores up and down West Florissant. #MichaelBrown
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

Police line. #MichaelBrown pic.twitter.com/9ChrdvGgBk
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) August 11, 2014

C'mon now, y'all… http://t.co/8qLf9NscD6 #MikeBrown
— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) August 11, 2014

Wow!!!!!!!
A video posted by Train (@train5829) on Aug 10, 2014 at 7:42pm PDT

They have broken into the beauty supply, check cashing, all the businesses.
— Patricia Bynes (@Patricialicious) August 11, 2014

.@stltoday reporting a reporter was punched in back of head in #ferguson. Not seriously injured http://t.co/NdxfhSINn6
— Greg Jonsson (@Jonssonville) August 11, 2014

Local live news coverage from #Ferguson tonight /via @BlogsofWar http://t.co/JyrWOlywgM
— Patrick deHahn (@patrickdehahn) August 11, 2014

Update: 12:03 AM EDT, August 11

St. Louis metro police chief says the agency and Missouri Hwy. Patrol have sent assets to assist the county with situation in Ferguson.
— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) August 11, 2014

Gun shots, looting large crowds in street no cops around #ferguson pic.twitter.com/S1eoPEliRD
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 11, 2014

Honestly a little scared #ferguson
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 11, 2014

Police moving in
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 11, 2014

.@FOX2now is now reporting that the auto tire store in Ferguson, Missouri is being looted http://t.co/Y1vCJ3z6CD https://t.co/vxcdsYmArs
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) August 11, 2014

Reports of multiple businesses lit on fire in 9300 blk of West Florissant #FergusonShooting
— Anne Allred (@AnneAllredNBC) August 11, 2014

This is Ferguson, MO right now. Via @AntonioFrench https://t.co/sAPjoQUYIbMore photos and videos – http://t.co/K7LpB7cwug
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) August 11, 2014

Right now in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/RXVFMGaK52
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 11, 2014

Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/qLPKEs97yB
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 11, 2014

The smell of smoke, the sound of helicopters, breaking glass and alarms. #Ferguson right now. pic.twitter.com/pmwJtvYQSQ
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 11, 2014

Leaving #Ferguson. Goodnight. https://t.co/2yB7mkkcaQ
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 11, 2014

***

‘Breaking Bad style’: Ferguson, Mo., looters load ATM onto truck

New Black Panthers reportedly at protest, riots in Ferguson, Mo. [pics, Vine video]

Now someone is shooting at Ferguson, Mo., police

Tensions rise in Ferguson, Mo., as angry anti-police protests intensify [Vine video]

‘F*ck the police’: ‘Disturbed’ online protesters want #JusticeForMikeBrown

Tags: #Ferguson Ferguson Missouri Mike Brown Missouri protest riots shooting

General

Self-awareness fail: David Hogg is concerned Republicans may “make something up” to impeach Biden

US News

Still full of SCHIFF: Adam Schiff’s attempt to straight-up LIE about the GOP agenda BACKFIRES on his own party and it’s GLORIOUS

Media

Protester sets own arm on fire in radical display of unhinged climate change activism at tennis match, and it hurt

'And the riots have started': Protest escalates in Ferguson Mo. [pics, Vine, video]; Updated: Looting, vandalism, violence: Updated: Gunshots, broken glass, alarms, fire

Self-awareness fail: David Hogg is concerned Republicans may “make something up” to impeach Biden

Still full of SCHIFF: Adam Schiff’s attempt to straight-up LIE about the GOP agenda BACKFIRES on his own party and it’s GLORIOUS

Yup, he went THERE! Randy Quaid uses Bette Midler to DROP Hillary Clinton and the Left just can’t DEEEAL

Self-awareness fail: David Hogg is concerned Republicans may “make something up” to impeach Biden

recent stories

Self-awareness fail: David Hogg is concerned Republicans may “make something up” to impeach Biden

Still full of SCHIFF: Adam Schiff’s attempt to straight-up LIE about the GOP agenda BACKFIRES on his own party and it’s GLORIOUS

Yup, he went THERE! Randy Quaid uses Bette Midler to DROP Hillary Clinton and the Left just can’t DEEEAL

Protester sets own arm on fire in radical display of unhinged climate change activism at tennis match, and it hurt

Self-awareness fail: David Hogg is concerned Republicans may “make something up” to impeach Biden