Aug 21, 2014

After a night of chaos in which police said they used tear gas to disperse crowds after some protesters fired guns and threw Molotov cocktails at police, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon early Monday signed an executive order directing National Guard troops to keep peace in Ferguson.

“Tonight, a day of hope, prayers, and peaceful protests was marred by the violent criminal acts of an organized and growing number of individuals, many from outside the community and state, whose actions are putting the residents and businesses of Ferguson at risk. I join the people of Ferguson, and all Missourians, in strongly condemning this criminal activity,” Nixon said in a statement on his official website.

: Tear gas reigns down on a woman kneeling in the street with her hands in the air after a demonstration over the killing of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his August 9, death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: A protester picks up a gas canister to throw back towards the police after tear gas was fired at demonstrators who are continuing to react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014. Shots were fired and police shouted through bullhorns for protesters to disperse, witnesses said, as chaos erupted Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been racked by protests since the unarmed black teenager was shot by police last week. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Demonstrators hold up their hands as police fire tear gas at them as they protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police sprayed pepper spray, shot smoke, gas and flash grenades as violent outbreaks have taken place in Ferguson since the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9th. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Protesters react to the effects of tear gas which was fired at demonstrators reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014. Shots were fired and police shouted through bullhorns for protesters to disperse, witnesses said, as chaos erupted Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been racked by protests since the unarmed black teenager was shot by police last week. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Demonstrators raise their arms and chant, “Hands up, Don’t Shoot”, as police clear them from the street as they protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police sprayed pepper spray, shot smoke, gas and flash grenades as violent outbreaks have taken place in Ferguson since the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9th. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson police stand in a cloud of tear gas after the protest was attacked by police August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Protesters react to the effects of tear gas which was fired at demonstrators reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014. Shots were fired and police shouted through bullhorns for protesters to disperse, witnesses said, as chaos erupted Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been racked by protests since the unarmed black teenager was shot by police last week. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: A woman has her face doused with milk after being tear gassed by police as she was protesting Michael Brown’s murder August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death.. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer try to stand their ground despite being overcome by tear gas on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Protesters react to the effects of tear gas which was fired at demonstrators reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014. Shots were fired and police shouted through bullhorns for protesters to disperse, witnesses said, as chaos erupted Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri, which has been racked by protests since the unarmed black teenager was shot by police last week. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Police advance on demonstrators protesting the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police shot smoke and tear gas into the crowd of several hundred as they advanced near the police command center which has been set up in a shopping mall parking lot. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators hold up a ‘don’t shoot’ sign during a protest at the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators raise their arms during a protest against the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: A demonstrator wears a makeshift headscarf with police tape around it as he takes part in a protest at the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Gabrielle Walker, 5, protests the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators protesting Michael Brown’s murder yell at Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ronald Johnson on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: A reference to protests around the world throughout recent history is written on a sign as demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the Brown family’s continued call for peaceful demonstrations, violent protests have erupted nearly every night in Ferguson since his death. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: A sign left behind by a protester after a protest on West Florissant Road in Ferguson, Missouri. Riot police late Sunday hurled tear gas and marched on rioters in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, wracked by race riots since police shot dead an unarmed black teenager. (Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators protest against the August 9 police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by holding their hands up while gathered on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri late on August 16, 2014. A crowd of some 200 demonstrators defied a curfew that came into effect in Ferguson early on August 17, days after police shot dead the unarmed black teen, triggering a wave of rioting. (Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images)

: A protester reaches down to throw back a smoke canister as police clear a street after the passing of a midnight curfew meant to stem ongoing demonstrations in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014. The group of protesters angry at the shooting death of Brown, a black teenager, by a white police officer remained on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, early on Sunday minutes past the declared curfew, as police gathered nearby in a tense standoff. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Masked demonstrators protest against the August 9 police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by holding up signs on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri late on August 16, 2014. A crowd of some 200 demonstrators defied a curfew that came into effect in Ferguson early on August 17, days after police shot dead the unarmed black teen, triggering a wave of rioting. (Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images)

: A demonstrator protests against the August 9 police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by kneeling down and raising his hands into the air on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri late on August 16, 2014. A crowd of some 200 demonstrators defied a curfew that came into effect in Ferguson early on August 17, days after police shot dead the unarmed black teen, triggering a wave of rioting. (Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown raise their arms with some chanting, ‘ Hands up, Don’t Shoot’, on August 16, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Violent outbreaks have taken place in Ferguson since the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9th. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: People wait for reaction from police after they refused to honor the midnight curfew on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. The curfew was imposed on Saturday in an attempt to reign in the violence that has erupted nearly every night in the suburban St. Louis town since the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: People wait for reaction from police after they refused to honor the midnight curfew on August 17, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. The curfew was imposed on Saturday in an attempt to reign in the violence that has erupted nearly every night in the suburban St. Louis town since the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown gather together in the street on August 16, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Violent outbreaks have taken place in Ferguson since the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9th. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Police stand guard before the mandatory midnight curfew on August 16, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. The curfew was imposed on Saturday in an attempt to reign in the violence that has erupted nearly every night in the suburban St. Louis town since the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Children hold protest signs as they demonstrate in reaction to the shooting of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri August 15, 2014. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: A demonstrator confronts police during a protest over the shooting of Michael Williams on August 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police sprayed pepper spray, shot smoke, gas and flash grenades at protestors before retreating. Several businesses were looted following the skirmish as police held their position nearby. Violent outbreaks have taken place in Ferguson since the shooting death of Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: People loot the Ferguson Market and Liquor store on August 16, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Several businesses were looted as police held their position nearby. Violent outbreaks have taken place almost daily in Ferguson since the shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators taunt police officers on August 15, 2014, during a protest against the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Vandals attacked stores in Ferguson early August 16, hours after police said the unarmed black teenager shot dead by a white officer in an incident that unleashed days of rioting was a robbery suspect. The allegation reignited anger in the town, a St. Louis suburb in the state of Missouri that has endured on-and-off rioting since 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed on August 9. (Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images

: A demonstrator walks through smoke launched by police after a skirmish on August 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police sprayed pepper spray, shot smoke, gas and flash grenades at protestors before retreating. Several businesses were looted following the skirmish as police held their position nearby. Violent outbreaks have taken place in Ferguson since the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: A group of young men breakdance for demonstrators gathered along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting of Michael Brown on August 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. Tonight’s demonstration again ended with protestors clashing with police followed by more looting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators gather along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting of Michael Brown on August 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. Tonight’s demonstration again ended with protestors clashing with police followed by more looting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators gather along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting and death of Michael Brown on August 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. Tonight’s demonstration again ended with protestors clashing with police followed by more looting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: People react following the disclosure by Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson of the name of the Ferguson police officer responsible for the August 9, shooting death of teenager Michael Brown. (Photo by Carlos Javier Ortiz for the Washington Post)

: Eric Davis, a cousin to Michael Brown, talks about the night brown was shot during a press conference outside the police department on August 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. The killing sparked several days of violent protests in the city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Protesters chant as they ride in a car during a peaceful demonstration as communities continue to react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 14, 2014. Missouri’s governor Jay Nixon moved to ease tensions on Thursday after days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of Brown, an unarmed black teenager, putting the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol Ron Johnson in charge of security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Protesters chant during a peaceful demonstration as communities continue to react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 14, 2014. Missouri’s governor Jay Nixon moved to ease tensions on Thursday after days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of Brown, an unarmed black teenager, putting the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol Ron Johnson in charge of security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Protesters chant during a peaceful demonstration as communities continue to react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 15, 2014. Missouri’s governor Jay Nixon moved to ease tensions on Thursday after days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of Brown, an unarmed black teenager, putting the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol Ron Johnson in charge of security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson (L) speaks to protesters as he walks through a peaceful demonstration as communities continue to react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 14, 2014. Missouri’s governor Jay Nixon moved to ease tensions on Thursday after days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of Brown, an unarmed black teenager, putting the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol Johnson in charge of security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

: Demonstrators gather along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Violent protests have erupted along West Florissant in Ferguson each of the last four nights as demonstrators express outrage over the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators gather along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Violent protests have erupted along West Florissant in Ferguson each of the last four nights as demonstrators express outrage over the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Gwen Stewart joins other demonstrators along West Florissant Avenue to protest the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Violent protests have erupted along West Florissant in Ferguson each of the last four nights as demonstrators express outrage over the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: People raise their hands as they drive by during a peaceful demonstration, as communities react to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 14, 2014. Missouri’s governor Jay Nixon moved on Thursday to calm days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of Brown, an unarmed black teenager, naming the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol Ron Johnson to oversee security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: Romel Turner, 3, holds a sign during a peaceful demonstration at Great St. Mark Family Church, as communities react to the shooting of Michael Brown in St. Louis, Missouri August 14, 2014. Missouri’s governor Jay Nixon moved on Thursday to calm days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of Brown, an unarmed black teenager, naming the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol Ron Johnson to oversee security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: From left, Donna Plamondon and Elder C.D. Witherspoon lead the march to the Baltimore Police Department Thursday evening outside of the Clarence Mitchell Jr. Courthouse during the solidarity rally and march Thursday evening for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: Beth Gillus, of Baltimore, center, raises her hands and her sign along with the rest of the crowd during a moment of silence at the inner harbor during the solidarity rally and march Thursday evening for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: A woman takes a photograph of the crowd as they hold their hands up in a moment of silence at the inner harbor during the solidarity rally and march Thursday evening for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: Kay Adler, of Baltimore, holds up a sign reading “black blood bleeds red too” Thursday evening at the solidarity rally and march for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: A protestor’s sign reads “hands up don’t shoot” in the middle of the crowd at the inner harbor during the solidarity rally and march Thursday evening for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: A crowd gathers in the inner harbor chanting “hands up don’t shoot” Thursday evening at the solidarity rally and march for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: From left, Donna Plamondon and Lee Patterson, both of Baltimore, hold “Police Terror” signs outside of the Clarence Mitchell Jr. Courthouse Thursday evening at the solidarity rally and march for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: Amelia Vitek, 6, of Baltimore, looks up at protestors and signs outside of the Clarence Mitchell Jr. Courthouse at the solidarity rally and march Thursday evening for Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. (Rachel Woolf/Baltimore Sun)

: A demonstrator, protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, stands his ground as police fire tear gas on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on Saturday. Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, is experiencing its fourth day of violent protests since the killing. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: With their hands raised, residents gather at a police line as the neighborhood is locked down following skirmishes on August 11, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police responded with tear gas as residents and their supporters protested the shooting by police of an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown who was killed Saturday in this suburban St. Louis community. Yesterday 32 arrests were made after protests turned into rioting and looting in Ferguson. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: With their hands raised, residents gather at a police line as the neighborhood is locked down following skirmishes on August 11, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Police responded with tear gas as residents and their supporters protested the shooting by police of an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown who was killed Saturday in this suburban St. Louis community. Yesterday 32 arrests were made after protests turned into rioting and looting in Ferguson. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators raise their hands and chant “hands up, don’t shoot” during a protest over the killing of Michael Brown on August 12, 2014 in Clayton, Missouri. Some reports state that Brown hand his hands in the air when he was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. Two days of unrest including rioting and looting have followed the shooting in Ferguson. Browns parents have publicly asked for order. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators raise their hands and chant “hands up, don’t shoot” during a protest over the killing of Michael Brown on August 12, 2014 in Clayton, Missouri. Some reports state that Brown hand his hands in the air when he was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. Two days of unrest including rioting and looting have followed the shooting in Ferguson. Browns parents have publicly asked for order. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators raise their hands and chant “hands up, don’t shoot” during a protest over the killing of Michael Brown on August 12, 2014 in Clayton, Missouri. Some reports state that Brown hand his hands in the air when he was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. Two days of unrest including rioting and looting have followed the shooting in Ferguson. Browns parents have publicly asked for order. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Demonstrators raise their hands and chant “hands up, don’t shoot” during a protest over the killing of Michael Brown on August 12, 2014 in Clayton, Missouri. Some reports state that Brown hand his hands in the air when he was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. Two days of unrest including rioting and looting have followed the shooting in Ferguson. Browns parents have publicly asked for order. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton speaks about the killing of teenager Michael Brown at a press conference held on the steps of the old courthouse on August 12, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. When their hands are up you don’t shoot, exclaimed Sharpton, who was referring to reports that Brown was shot while his hands were raised in the air. Brown was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. Sharpton and Browns family were calling for order following riots and skirmishes with police over the past two nights in Ferguson by demonstrators angry over the shooting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: A demonstrator raises his hands in front of of a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri August 11, 2014. Police fired tear gas after rioting broke out for a second night in Ferguson, Missouri, despite calls on Monday for calm from the mother of a black teenager who was shot to death by police at the weekend. Michael Brown, 18, was shot to death in the mostly black St Louis suburb on Saturday afternoon after what police said was a struggle with a gun in a police car. (Mario Anzuoni /Reuters)

: A child, who was being held by her mother who was protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, holds up her hands after police ordered them off the street by on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on Saturday. Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, has experienced three days of violent protests since the killing. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

: A mother and daughter raise their hands in front of riot police while protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri August 13, 2014. Police in Ferguson fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters late on Wednesday, on the fourth night of demonstrations over the fatal shooting last weekend of an unarmed black teenager Brown, 18, by a police officer on Saturday after what police said was a struggle with a gun in a police car. A witness in the case told local media that Brown had raised his arms to police to show that he was unarmed before being killed. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: Demonstrators hold signs as they protest the death of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 12, 2014. Police said Brown, 18, was shot in a struggle with a gun in a police car but have not said why Brown was in the car. At least one shot was fired during the struggle and then the officer fired more shots before leaving the car, police said. But a witness to the shooting interviewed on local media has said that Brown had been putting his hands up to surrender when he was killed. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the racially charged case and St. Louis County also is investigating. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 12, 2014. Police said Brown, 18, was shot in a struggle with a gun in a police car but have not said why Brown was in the car. At least one shot was fired during the struggle and then the officer fired more shots before leaving the car, police said. But a witness to the shooting interviewed on local media has said that Brown had been putting his hands up to surrender when he was killed. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the racially charged case and St. Louis County also is investigating. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: Police officers keep watch while demonstrators (not pictured) protest the death of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 12, 2014. Police said Brown, 18, was shot in a struggle with a gun in a police car but have not said why Brown was in the car. At least one shot was fired during the struggle and then the officer fired more shots before leaving the car, police said. But a witness to the shooting interviewed on local media has said that Brown had been putting his hands up to surrender when he was killed. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the racially charged case and St. Louis County also is investigating. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: Demonstrators raise their hands while protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri August 13, 2014. Police in Ferguson fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters late on Wednesday, on the fourth night of demonstrations over the fatal shooting last weekend of an unarmed black teenager Brown, 18, by a police officer on Saturday after what police said was a struggle with a gun in a police car. A witness in the case told local media that Brown had raised his arms to police to show that he was unarmed before being killed. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: Demonstrators raise their hands while protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri August 13, 2014. Police in Ferguson fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters late on Wednesday, on the fourth night of demonstrations over the fatal shooting last weekend of an unarmed black teenager Brown, 18, by a police officer on Saturday after what police said was a struggle with a gun in a police car. A witness in the case told local media that Brown had raised his arms to police to show that he was unarmed before being killed. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

: Attendees chant “Hands up, don’t shoot” during a gathering with Michael Brown’s family and Rev. Al Sharpton at the Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The gathering at the church was in response to the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown on Saturday. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

: A group of young protestors at the Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church enter the church chanting, “Hands up, don’t shoot” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The gathering at the church was in response to the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown on Saturday. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

: “I am out here because I am part of the masses of people in St. Louis and soon to be in the nation that is exhausted and fatigued with the progression of police genocide. It’s not police brutality anymore. It’s genocide against young black Americans,” said Sunny Ford during a rally on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in Clayton, Mo., protesting the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

Hundreds of protesters fled to safety after authorities fired tear gas and canisters of smoke to disperse them hours ahead of a planned midnight curfew in the tense St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown, 18, was shot to death by a police officer on Aug. 9.

Also Sunday night, the New York Times reported that a private autopsy showed that Michael Brown was shot at least 6 times by police.

Citing Dr. Michael M. Baden, former chief medical examiner for the City of New York, the newspaper reported that Brown was shot twice in the head, and that the bullets that hit him did not appear to have been fired from very close range.

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The crowd of about 400 — nearly doubling since Friday’s protests — appeared to be marching peacefully Sunday but a spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol said “aggressors” had advanced on a law enforcement command post.

Earlier last week, Howard University student Megan Sims (@The_Blackness48) tweeted this photo, saying, “Powerful picture we took today at Howard University” — a historically black college in Washington, D.C.; The photo was an embodiment of the peaceful protest, though strong message, they were sending before Ferguson, Mo., turned violent.

Powerful picture we took today at Howard University #Ferguson #MikeBrown #MyaWhite #DONTSHOOT pic.twitter.com/ttdVg33n5w

— Megan Sims (@The_Blackness48) August 14, 2014

– Tribune wire reports

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