Police have fired tear gas at protesters in Ferguson, Mo. The protesters are in violation of a state curfew.
Tear gas fired #ferguson https://t.co/r6FzUM8mcd
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 17, 2014
Police have fired 3 canisters
— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) August 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/500882188242800640
#Ferguson pic.twitter.com/OtpEuJZjFB
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
Cops now advancing on the group
Additional tear gas fired #Ferguson— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 17, 2014
What I can see. pic.twitter.com/QxPwp7Qa7m
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) August 17, 2014
More tear gas. https://t.co/RrH4WF6sso
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 17, 2014
plumes of smoke and more being fired now at protesters #ferguson pic.twitter.com/3hjrfO5bdy
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 17, 2014
More gas. https://t.co/7n3TQHc5Pa
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 17, 2014
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Updates:
This is escalating quickly:
Protesters breaking kerb stones to throw at cops in Ferguson pic.twitter.com/DuB7ndR44d
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
Now what appears to be sounds of gunshots #Ferguson
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 17, 2014
Sounds like gunfire
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
Hearing several pops and thuds in the distance, can't tell what the munitions or devices are.
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) August 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/noahmccormack/status/500883504364679168
#Ferguson police in media pen say no tear gas was fired only smoke
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 17, 2014
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Tear gas … or smoke? Reports differ:
https://twitter.com/AmyKNelson/status/500883679217209345
Police just announced that officers are throwing SMOKE not tear gas. #Ferguson
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 17, 2014
I tasted it and this was a lie RT @mattdpearce Police liaison tells press it's all been smoke, not gas.
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
Correction. Only smoke, no gas in #Ferguson
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) August 17, 2014
The cops did yell "gas, gas, gas."
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) August 17, 2014
We're told those were smoke bombs. No tear gas at this point. #Ferguson
— Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) August 17, 2014
RT @JustinGlawe: Reports that the cops are firing smoke, not tear gas, is bullshit. People are throwing up and coughing.
— BaburB (@BaburRealer) August 17, 2014
@PDPJ Dude on the @vicenews live stream is saying the gas is burning him up
— Justin L. Fowler (@justinlfowler) August 17, 2014
Police are denying they used teargas #furgeson
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/500885822007410688
Original press officer told me he made a mistake in saying it was tear gas #ferguson https://t.co/OZirWZmPHD
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/aaltman82/status/500888181668323328
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Someone was shot?:
Someone has been shot
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
Man shot in leg. Just taken to hospital in car pic.twitter.com/DdMBc9l0vp
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
Real RT @PaulSzoldra @jonswaine rubber bullet or real bullet?
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/500885203876081664
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We have seen several reports that most of the protesters have dispersed:
Most remaining protesters scattered after shooting. Few stragglers staying put outside BBQ restaurant
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014
Police sources say the canisters fired were smoke, not tear gas. The protestors have all but disappeared.
— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) August 17, 2014
A tank just ripped down the street and dispersed remaining people, including me. This thing is over. Conflicting reports of shots fired.
— robertklemko (@RobertKlemko) August 17, 2014
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Some Ferguson protesters reportedly traveled to Dellwood, which is located near Ferguson:
Protesters marching to Dellwood after Ferguson curfew. http://t.co/knOt5URM0k
— KMOV (@KMOV) August 17, 2014
"Dellwood Market has been burglarized. Scene is secure but large crowd outside" – St. Louis County Police scanner #Ferguson
— Ryan Conway (@RyanConwayMO) August 17, 2014
@ChrisNagusKMOV just heard on the scanner that there's a large group breaking into a business in the dellwood area!
— The Real Jeana Irene (@ShowMeHealthSTL) August 17, 2014
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New reports of a shooting (or shootings?):
A protestor was shot in the neck and is lying on the ground, said Anthony Ellis, a peacekeeper who was working to keep scene calm
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 17, 2014
A witness tells reporters that a protester is wounded at Canfield and West Florissant, shot by another protester, no EMTs yet. #Ferguson
— Gloria Lloyd (@glorialloyd) August 17, 2014
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Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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