National Guard called in after second night of chaos in Ferguson, Missouri
- 10 years ago
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Missouri's governor said on Monday (August 18) he would send the National Guard into Ferguson, Missouri, to restore calm after authorities forcibly dispersed a crowd protesting last week's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by police.
Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order deploying the U.S. state militia, saying demonstrators had thrown Molotov cocktails and shot at police as well as a civilian, a description of the night's events diverging widely from some eyewitness accounts.
"It was a peaceful demonstration and I'm still trying to figure out why they would try to shoot the tear gas when they were just peacefully walking and protesting," said protester Key Smith.
At a late night news briefing State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson explained the police tactics.
"Molotov cocktails were thrown, there were shootings, looting, vandalism and other acts of violence that clearly appear not to have been spontaneous," he
Missouri's governor said on Monday (August 18) he would send the National Guard into Ferguson, Missouri, to restore calm after authorities forcibly dispersed a crowd protesting last week's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by police.
Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order deploying the U.S. state militia, saying demonstrators had thrown Molotov cocktails and shot at police as well as a civilian, a description of the night's events diverging widely from some eyewitness accounts.
"It was a peaceful demonstration and I'm still trying to figure out why they would try to shoot the tear gas when they were just peacefully walking and protesting," said protester Key Smith.
At a late night news briefing State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson explained the police tactics.
"Molotov cocktails were thrown, there were shootings, looting, vandalism and other acts of violence that clearly appear not to have been spontaneous," he