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 (@ElizabethFox32) 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 (@ElizabethFox32) 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 (@ElizabethFox32) 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."— Stay Your Behind at Home (@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 (@ElizabethFox32) 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 (@ElizabethFox32) August 11, 2014
Whatever you do right now will be played and replayed all over TV tomorrow. Believe that.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/MichaelSkolnik/status/498648765654650880
@STLAbuBadu Wow, way to disrespect your cause
— PT (@PTtheIslander) August 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/STLAbuBadu/status/498648418122600449
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 Very hard to see, glass everywhere. I left west Florissant near the area where family members say… http://t.co/a2zwpluoRF
— Brittany Noble (@mynoblethoughts) August 11, 2014
Breaking: there is a fire behind a strip mall, people have broken into a liquor store @ksdknews pic.twitter.com/UpjChlP2Kq
— Elizabeth Matthews (@ElizabethFox32) August 11, 2014
And the riots have started lord help us
— Tef Poe the ? (@TefPoe) August 11, 2014
@TefPoe hope it De escalates peacefully…
— Will(iam) Harrah (@iamWillH) August 11, 2014
Indeed.
Update: 10:38 PM EDT, August 10
.@DoctaSlick we will.
— Chris 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.
— Acting Chief of Staff 10-15 flushes. (@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.
— XBL: Shotta Snipes (@ShottaMIXR) 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 (@CColemanFoxNews) 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
https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/498662169693921280
They have broken into the beauty supply, check cashing, all the businesses.
— Patricia Bynes (@PatriciaBynes) 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
https://twitter.com/PzFeed/status/498676815029096448
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
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