FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036133

The first time Ferguson exploded in rage, Juanita Morris was spared.

Three windows and the door were broken at her clothing store, Fashions R Boutique, but surprisingly, nothing was stolen. Morris, who was on a business trip to Las Vegas, thought the protesters had vented and calm would return.

In November, though, after a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson, she wasn't as lucky. Cars were vandalized, shots fired and businesses went up in flames — including her own.

First word came in a text from a pastor: "Sorry about your store and I'm praying for you."

"And, I saw the sign that says 'Fashions R' and it was burning," Morris says. "It's like losing your whole life's work."

Still, a few weeks later, Morris began looking to reopen. She had regular customers, many of them seniors who shopped at the "church woman's store" for their Sunday finest — brightly colored wide hats, scarves and tailored suits. And she had new friends and champions.

By March, Morris had a temporary shop in a strip mall. This fall, she'll move to a new store in nearby Florissant. The rebuilding in Ferguson, she says, is moving too slowly and some elderly customers have told her they don't feel safe returning to the area now.

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036133

The first time Ferguson exploded in rage, Juanita Morris was spared.

Three windows and the door were broken at her clothing store, Fashions R Boutique, but surprisingly, nothing was stolen. Morris, who was on a business trip to Las Vegas, thought the protesters had vented and calm would return.

In November, though, after a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson, she wasn't as lucky. Cars were vandalized, shots fired and businesses went up in flames — including her own.

First word came in a text from a pastor: "Sorry about your store and I'm praying for you."

"And, I saw the sign that says 'Fashions R' and it was burning," Morris says. "It's like losing your whole life's work."

Still, a few weeks later, Morris began looking to reopen. She had regular customers, many of them seniors who shopped at the "church woman's store" for their Sunday finest — brightly colored wide hats, scarves and tailored suits. And she had new friends and champions.

By March, Morris had a temporary shop in a strip mall. This fall, she'll move to a new store in nearby Florissant. The rebuilding in Ferguson, she says, is moving too slowly and some elderly customers have told her they don't feel safe returning to the area now.

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri – November 24, 2014

1. Stills of police, fire (partially covers next soundbite)

KMOV - COURTESY KMOV-TV, EMBARGO ST. LOUIS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

2. Aerial of fire (partially covers next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"I said, 'I'm watching TV. I don't see it. Where is it?' And then about, maybe another minute or so, it flashed across the TV."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

4. Still of Fashions R Boutique (partially covers next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"And, I saw the sign that says 'Fashions R' and it was burning."

KMOV - COURTESY KMOV-TV, EMBARGO ST. LOUIS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

6. Aerial of fire (partially covers next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"It's like losing your whole life's work."

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - November 25, 2014

8. Medium of West Florissant Avenue (covers next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique: "A lot of us was saying, 'What are we going to do?"

AP PHOTOS

Dellwood, Missouri - December 9, 2014

10. Still of Juanita Morris (partially coves next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique: "I'm going to rise. I'm going to rise from these ashes. I'm not going to take this laying down. Maybe within a few days — by Friday — I already had plans in motion of what I was trying to do, is find another location so that I wouldn't lose my customers."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 25, 2014

12. Still of West Florissant Avenue (covers next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Undated

13. Various of GoFundMe website (covers next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"Probably a couple of days after the fire, I had a young man to call me and ask me to, could he set up a GoFundMe account? And, the money started coming in from Australia, from Germany, all over. God was I surprised. I was overwhelmed."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 25, 2014

15. Still of West Florissant Avenue (covers previous soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

16. Various of exterior of Fashions R Boutique (partially covers next soundbite)

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"Some of the customers still don't know where I'm located. So, I feel that a lot of them will find me. And, a lot of them will come back. If there's no rain, there's no rainbow. You know, a rainbow only comes when it rains."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

18. Still of police, fire (partially covers next soundbite)

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"So, when you have trouble in your life … "

20. Medium of Juanita Morris

21. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

" … that gives you strength. And, that gives you something to grow on."

The first time Ferguson exploded in rage, Juanita Morris was spared.

Three windows and the door were broken at her clothing store, Fashions R Boutique, but surprisingly, nothing was stolen. Morris, who was on a business trip to Las Vegas, thought the protesters had vented and calm would return.

In November, though, after a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson, she wasn't as lucky. Cars were vandalized, shots fired and businesses went up in flames — including her own.

First word came in a text from a pastor: "Sorry about your store and I'm praying for you."

"And, I saw the sign that says 'Fashions R' and it was burning," Morris says. "It's like losing your whole life's work."

Still, a few weeks later, Morris began looking to reopen. She had regular customers, many of them seniors who shopped at the "church woman's store" for their Sunday finest — brightly colored wide hats, scarves and tailored suits. And she had new friends and champions.

By March, Morris had a temporary shop in a strip mall. This fall, she'll move to a new store in nearby Florissant. The rebuilding in Ferguson, she says, is moving too slowly and some elderly customers have told her they don't feel safe returning to the area now.

The first time Ferguson exploded in rage, Juanita Morris was spared.

Three windows and the door were broken at her clothing store, Fashions R Boutique, but surprisingly, nothing was stolen. Morris, who was on a business trip to Las Vegas, thought the protesters had vented and calm would return.

In November, though, after a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson, she wasn't as lucky. Cars were vandalized, shots fired and businesses went up in flames — including her own.

First word came in a text from a pastor: "Sorry about your store and I'm praying for you."

"And, I saw the sign that says 'Fashions R' and it was burning," Morris says. "It's like losing your whole life's work."

Still, a few weeks later, Morris began looking to reopen. She had regular customers, many of them seniors who shopped at the "church woman's store" for their Sunday finest — brightly colored wide hats, scarves and tailored suits. And she had new friends and champions.

By March, Morris had a temporary shop in a strip mall. This fall, she'll move to a new store in nearby Florissant. The rebuilding in Ferguson, she says, is moving too slowly and some elderly customers have told her they don't feel safe returning to the area now.

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri – November 24, 2014

1. Stills of police, fire

KMOV - COURTESY KMOV-TV, EMBARGO ST. LOUIS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

2. Aerial of fire

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"I said, 'I'm watching TV. I don't see it. Where is it?' And then about, maybe another minute or so, it flashed across the TV."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

4. Still of Fashions R Boutique

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"And, I saw the sign that says 'Fashions R' and it was burning."

KMOV - COURTESY KMOV-TV, EMBARGO ST. LOUIS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

6. Aerial of fire

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"It's like losing your whole life's work."

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - November 25, 2014

8. Medium of West Florissant Avenue

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"A lot of us was saying, 'What are we going to do?"

AP PHOTOS

Dellwood, Missouri - December 9, 2014

10. Still of Juanita Morris

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"I'm going to rise. I'm going to rise from these ashes. I'm not going to take this laying down. Maybe within a few days — by Friday — I already had plans in motion of what I was trying to do, is find another location so that I wouldn't lose my customers."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 25, 2014

12. Still of West Florissant Avenue

AP TELEVISION

Undated

13. Various of GoFundMe website

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"Probably a couple of days after the fire, I had a young man to call me and ask me to, could he set up a GoFundMe account? And, the money started coming in from Australia, from Germany, all over. God was I surprised. I was overwhelmed."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 25, 2014

15. Still of West Florissant Avenue

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

16. Various of exterior of Fashions R Boutique

17. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"Some of the customers still don't know where I'm located. So, I feel that a lot of them will find me. And, a lot of them will come back. If there's no rain, there's no rainbow. You know, a rainbow only comes when it rains."

AP PHOTOS

Ferguson, Missouri - November 24, 2014

18. Still of police, fire

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - July 23, 2015

19. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

"So, when you have trouble in your life … "

20. Medium of Juanita Morris

21. SOUNDBITE (English) Juanita Morris, Fashions R Boutique:

" … that gives you strength. And, that gives you something to grow on."

Members of an armed militia group patrolling the streets of Ferguson have drawn criticism from the county police chief overseeing security in the St. Louis suburb.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Tuesday that the overnight presence of the Oath Keepers, wearing bulletproof vests and openly carrying rifles and pistols on West Florissant Avenue was "both unnecessary and inflammatory."

The street has been the focus of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

The far-right anti-government activist group largely comprises past and present military personnel, first responders and law enforcement personnel.

Oath Keepers appeared in Ferguson in November saying they were protecting businesses from rioting and looters.

The Associated Press left a message with John Karriman, a representative of the group in Missouri.

Belmar plans to ask county prosecutor Bob McCulloch about the legality of the group's armed patrols.

Members of an armed militia group patrolling the streets of Ferguson have drawn criticism from the county police chief overseeing security in the St. Louis suburb.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Tuesday that the overnight presence of the Oath Keepers, wearing bulletproof vests and openly carrying rifles and pistols on West Florissant Avenue was "both unnecessary and inflammatory."

The street has been the focus of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

The far-right anti-government activist group largely comprises past and present military personnel, first responders and law enforcement personnel.

Oath Keepers appeared in Ferguson in November saying they were protecting businesses from rioting and looters.

The Associated Press left a message with John Karriman, a representative of the group in Missouri.

Belmar plans to ask county prosecutor Bob McCulloch about the legality of the group's armed patrols.

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - August 11, 2015

++NOTE EXPLETIVES BLEEPED OUT++

1. Heavily armed and armored men carrying high velocity rifles walking through Florissant Avenue, attracting attention. They self id'd as "Oathkeepers" providing security for a reporter from the website "Infowars.com" Some protestors, mainly white, yell expletives at the men

2. Various man carrying high velocity rifle

3. SOUNDBITE (English) John, Last name not provided, Oathkeeper from Missouri:

John: "We're just Americans trying to keep our fellow men safe. that's all."

Reporter: "What kind of rifle are you carrying?"

John: "It's a carbine."

Reporter: "Are you licensed to carry in Missouri?

John: "Sure."

Reporter: "Are you from Missouri?"

John: "I am. right here in southwest Missouri."

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - August 10, 2015

4. Earlier evening action of protest, St. Louis Co. officer unleashes pepper spray on crowd and hits AP cameraman and lens

5. Various of demonstrators being arrested and tackled

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - August 11, 2015

6. Video of traffic rolling through Florissant Avenue

7. Various, People walking on street, by McDonald's

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Allen Liggins, Ferguson Resident

"it's gonna create a bigger problem if somebody doesn't neutralize this situation and just monitor stuff like that. people come up in groups with guns that's just a bad look—period. I mean if the protestors came here with guns somebody else probably would have got killed last night. You know what I am saying? Coming out here like that is just a bad look, I think it's going to lead to more negative results. Now people are going be like oh they're allowed to have their guns and they're gonna feel like their back up against the wall the might bring their guns and they might fire this time. you know what I'm saying?"

9. Street and graffiti art

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Tevin Jennings, Ferguson Resident

"That's unnecessary. We don't need all that. We're already trying to make Ferguson back to peaceful, so we don't really need all that. We just need peace and violence."

11. Two interviewees walking down Florissant Ave.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM FERGUSON, MISSOURI ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE MOMENT THAT DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS WERE FIRED.

ONE YOUNG MAN IS SEEN PULLING OUT A GUN.

THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS UNIT IDENTIFIES HIM AS 18-YEAR-OLD TYRONE HARRIS, WHO'S ACCUSED OF FIRING AT POLICE AND WAS WOUNDED HIMSELF JUST MOMENTS LATER.

AT LEAST ONE DEMONSTRATOR WHO WAS BACK IN FERGUSON ON TUESDAY NIGHT SAW THE VIDEO BUT SAYS IT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING.

SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Morgan, Demonstrator from St. Louis, Missouri:

"I want more evidence and I want more facts and I want to see more. All I saw was shots were fired. He was running with the rest of us."

ABOUT 100 PROTESTERS WERE GATHERED ALONG WEST FLORISSANT AVENUE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

IT WAS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF DEMONSTRATIONS MARKING THE ONE YEAR SINCE THE POLICE SHOOTING THAT KILLED 18-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BROWN.

SOUNDBITE (English) Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press, Ferguson, Missouri

"It just didn't have the same anger that I've seen in the last couple of nights. A couple of protesters smiling, taking selfies next to the police in riot gear. I would say the tension is certainly less."

ST. LOUIS COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY IF THINGS REMAIN CALM, A STATE OF EMERGENCY COULD BE LIFTED AS SOON AS WEDNESDAY.

SANDY KOZEL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM FERGUSON, MISSOURI ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE MOMENT THAT DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS WERE FIRED.

ONE YOUNG MAN IS SEEN PULLING OUT A GUN.

THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS UNIT IDENTIFIES HIM AS 18-YEAR-OLD TYRONE HARRIS, WHO'S ACCUSED OF FIRING AT POLICE AND WAS WOUNDED HIMSELF JUST MOMENTS LATER.

AT LEAST ONE DEMONSTRATOR WHO WAS BACK IN FERGUSON ON TUESDAY NIGHT SAW THE VIDEO BUT SAYS IT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING.

SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Morgan, Demonstrator from St. Louis, Missouri:

"I want more evidence and I want more facts and I want to see more. All I saw was shots were fired. He was running with the rest of us."

ABOUT 100 PROTESTERS WERE GATHERED ALONG WEST FLORISSANT AVENUE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

IT WAS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF DEMONSTRATIONS MARKING THE ONE YEAR SINCE THE POLICE SHOOTING THAT KILLED 18-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BROWN.

SOUNDBITE (English) Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press, Ferguson, Missouri

"It just didn't have the same anger that I've seen in the last couple of nights. A couple of protesters smiling, taking selfies next to the police in riot gear. I would say the tension is certainly less."

ST. LOUIS COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY IF THINGS REMAIN CALM, A STATE OF EMERGENCY COULD BE LIFTED AS SOON AS WEDNESDAY.

SANDY KOZEL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

St. Louis County Police Department - COURTESY St. Louis County Police Department

Ferguson, Missouri - 9 August, 2015

1. Silent, black-and-white. Group of youths suddenly scatter or hide behind vehicle. One young man in white t-shirt pulls out gun

2. Still of young man with gun, red arrow pointing to gun

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - 11 August, 2015

3. Nighttime, Protesters with car, 'Hands up don't shoot' painted on side

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Morgan, Demonstrator from St. Louis, Missouri: (transcript below)

5. Various demonstrators in street.

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press, Ferguson, Missouri (transcript below)

7. Demonstrators facing police

8. Car surrounded by police

9. Demonstrator playing guns.

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036299

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM FERGUSON, MISSOURI ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE MOMENT THAT DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS WERE FIRED.

ONE YOUNG MAN IS SEEN PULLING OUT A GUN.

THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS UNIT IDENTIFIES HIM AS 18-YEAR-OLD TYRONE HARRIS, WHO'S ACCUSED OF FIRING AT POLICE AND WAS WOUNDED HIMSELF JUST MOMENTS LATER.

AT LEAST ONE DEMONSTRATOR WHO WAS BACK IN FERGUSON ON TUESDAY NIGHT SAW THE VIDEO BUT SAYS IT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING.

SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Morgan, Demonstrator from St. Louis, Missouri:

"I want more evidence and I want more facts and I want to see more. All I saw was shots were fired. He was running with the rest of us."

ABOUT 100 PROTESTERS WERE GATHERED ALONG WEST FLORISSANT AVENUE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

IT WAS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF DEMONSTRATIONS MARKING THE ONE YEAR SINCE THE POLICE SHOOTING THAT KILLED 18-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BROWN.

SOUNDBITE (English) Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press, Ferguson, Missouri

"It just didn't have the same anger that I've seen in the last couple of nights. A couple of protesters smiling, taking selfies next to the police in riot gear. I would say the tension is certainly less."

ST. LOUIS COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY IF THINGS REMAIN CALM, A STATE OF EMERGENCY COULD BE LIFTED AS SOON AS WEDNESDAY.

SANDY KOZEL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036299

SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM FERGUSON, MISSOURI ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE MOMENT THAT DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS WERE FIRED.

ONE YOUNG MAN IS SEEN PULLING OUT A GUN.

THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS UNIT IDENTIFIES HIM AS 18-YEAR-OLD TYRONE HARRIS, WHO'S ACCUSED OF FIRING AT POLICE AND WAS WOUNDED HIMSELF JUST MOMENTS LATER.

AT LEAST ONE DEMONSTRATOR WHO WAS BACK IN FERGUSON ON TUESDAY NIGHT SAW THE VIDEO BUT SAYS IT DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING.

SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Morgan, Demonstrator from St. Louis, Missouri:

"I want more evidence and I want more facts and I want to see more. All I saw was shots were fired. He was running with the rest of us."

ABOUT 100 PROTESTERS WERE GATHERED ALONG WEST FLORISSANT AVENUE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

IT WAS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT NIGHT OF DEMONSTRATIONS MARKING THE ONE YEAR SINCE THE POLICE SHOOTING THAT KILLED 18-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL BROWN.

SOUNDBITE (English) Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press, Ferguson, Missouri

"It just didn't have the same anger that I've seen in the last couple of nights. A couple of protesters smiling, taking selfies next to the police in riot gear. I would say the tension is certainly less."

ST. LOUIS COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY IF THINGS REMAIN CALM, A STATE OF EMERGENCY COULD BE LIFTED AS SOON AS WEDNESDAY.

SANDY KOZEL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

St. Louis County Police Department - COURTESY St. Louis County Police Department

Ferguson, Missouri - 9 August, 2015

1. Silent, black-and-white. Group of youths suddenly scatter or hide behind vehicle. One young man in white t-shirt pulls out gun

2. Still of young man with gun, red arrow pointing to gun

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - 11 August, 2015

3. Nighttime, Protesters with car, 'Hands up don't shoot' painted on side

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominique Morgan, Demonstrator from St. Louis, Missouri: (transcript below)

5. Various demonstrators in street.

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press, Ferguson, Missouri (transcript below)

7. Demonstrators facing police

8. Car surrounded by police

9. Demonstrator playing guns.

Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more National Guardsmen into a St. Louis suburb on Tuesday after a night of protests over a grand jury decision's not to indict a white police officer in the killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old, a case that inflamed racial tensions in the US.

Attorneys for the family of the slain young man, Michael Brown, criticised the grand jury's decision as rigged but appealed for peace.

The grand jury's decision means that Darren Wilson will not face any state criminal charges for killing Brown, whose death inflamed deep racial tensions between many black Americans and police.

Governor Jay Nixon said more than 2,200 National Guardsmen - reserve troops of the US military - will be in place in the region near Ferguson on Tuesday night in the event of more violence.

He said hundreds more will be deployed to Ferguson.

There were 61 arrests in Ferguson overnight and 21 in St. Louis.

At least 18 people were injured, including someone who was shot and was recovering at a hospital.

The violence erupted despite pleas for calm from the Brown family and President Barack Obama, who tried to strike a middle ground as he addressed the tensions.

As St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch read his statement, Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, sat atop a vehicle listening to a broadcast of the announcement.

When she heard the decision, she burst into tears and began screaming before being whisked away by supporters.

Obama said the case demonstrates how a legacy of racial discrimination has fed distrust between law enforcement and minorities, but he also sought to dispel the notion that race relations have deteriorated.

++PLEASE NOTE EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITIES++

AP TELEVISION

St Louis, Missouri - 25 November 2014

1. Wide of protest

2. Close of man holding sign reading (English) "Black lives matter"

3. Police officer watching

4. Mid of protesters starting a march into the city

ABC - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA

St Louis, Missouri - 25 November 2014

5. Wide of officials entering news conference

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jay Nixon, Missouri Governor:

"Last night criminals intent on lawlessness and destruction terrorised this community, burning buildings, firing gun shots, vandalising store fronts and looting family businesses, many for the second time. I am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up this morning to see parts of their community in ruins."

7. Various aerial shots of a protest march through St Louis

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jay Nixon, Missouri Governor:

"Altogether there will be more than 2,200 National Guardsmen in the region. Lives and property must be protected."

ABC - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA

Ferguson, Missouri - 25 November 2014

9. SOUNDBITE (English) James Knowles, Ferguson Mayor:

"Unfortunately, as the unrest grew and further assistance was needed, the National Guard was not deployed in enough time to save all of our businesses. The decision to delay the deployment of the National Guard is deeply concerning. We are asking that the governor make available and deploy all necessary resources to prevent the further destruction of property and the preservation of life in the city of Ferguson."

AL JAZEERA PLUS - MUST COURTESY AL JAZERRA PLUS - DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO

Ferguson, Missouri - 24 November 2014

++NOTE PROFANITY / EDITING FROM SOURCE++

++NIGHT SHOTS++

10. UPSOUND (English) Lesley McSpadden, Mother of Michael Brown:

"What was he (Officer Darren Wilson) defending himself from? Tell me that. "

11. UPSOUND (English) Lesley McSpadden, Mother of Michael Brown:

"Some of you mother-fuckers think this is a joke. They say they think this is a fucking joke. They want him back in Ferguson ... I can't get nobody back."

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036264

Members of an armed militia group patrolling the streets of Ferguson have drawn criticism from the county police chief overseeing security in the St. Louis suburb.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Tuesday that the overnight presence of the Oath Keepers, wearing bulletproof vests and openly carrying rifles and pistols on West Florissant Avenue was "both unnecessary and inflammatory."

The street has been the focus of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

The far-right anti-government activist group largely comprises past and present military personnel, first responders and law enforcement personnel.

Oath Keepers appeared in Ferguson in November saying they were protecting businesses from rioting and looters.

The Associated Press left a message with John Karriman, a representative of the group in Missouri.

Belmar plans to ask county prosecutor Bob McCulloch about the legality of the group's armed patrols.

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036264

Members of an armed militia group patrolling the streets of Ferguson have drawn criticism from the county police chief overseeing security in the St. Louis suburb.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said Tuesday that the overnight presence of the Oath Keepers, wearing bulletproof vests and openly carrying rifles and pistols on West Florissant Avenue was "both unnecessary and inflammatory."

The street has been the focus of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

The far-right anti-government activist group largely comprises past and present military personnel, first responders and law enforcement personnel.

Oath Keepers appeared in Ferguson in November saying they were protecting businesses from rioting and looters.

The Associated Press left a message with John Karriman, a representative of the group in Missouri.

Belmar plans to ask county prosecutor Bob McCulloch about the legality of the group's armed patrols.

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - August 11, 2015

++NOTE EXPLETIVES BLEEPED OUT++

1. Heavily armed and armored men carrying high velocity rifles walking through Florissant Avenue, attracting attention. They self id'd as "Oathkeepers" providing security for a reporter from the website "Infowars.com" Some protestors, mainly white, yell expletives at the men.

2. Various man carrying high velocity rifle

3. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) SUPER: John, Last name not provided, Oathkeeper from Missouri

John: "We're just Americans trying to keep our fellow men safe. that's all."

Reporter: "What kind of rifle are you carrying?"

John: "It's a carbine."

Reporter: "Are you licensed to carry in Missouri?

John: "Sure."

Reporter: "Are you from Missouri?"

John: "I am. Right here in southwest Missouri."

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - August 11, 2015

4. Video of traffic rolling through Florissant Avenue

5. Various, People walking on street, by McDonald's

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Allen Liggins, Ferguson Resident:

"It's gonna create a bigger problem if somebody doesn't neutralize this situation and just monitor stuff like that. I mean, people come up in groups with guns that's just a bad look—period. I mean if the protestors came here with guns somebody else probably would have got killed last night, you know what I am saying? Coming out here like that is just a bad look, I think it's going to lead to more negative results happening."

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tevin Jennings, Ferguson Resident

"That's unnecessary. We don't need all that. We're already trying to make Ferguson back to peaceful, so we don't really need all that. We just need peace and no violence."

A reform panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown is pushing for the consolidation of police departments and municipal courts in the St. Louis area, and decreasing the use of police force.

The Ferguson Commission, a 16-member panel appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon in November, released a copy of its 198-page report online Monday.

Nixon and members of the commission discussed the details at an afternoon news conference.

The report recommends new police use-of-force policies, officer training and change in department culture.

It also recommends consolidating municipal courts and police departments in the St. Louis area.

The report acknowledges the commission has no power to enact any of the proposals, but Nixon has said the group has his office's full support.

A reform panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown is pushing for the consolidation of police departments and municipal courts in the St. Louis area, and decreasing the use of police force.

The Ferguson Commission, a 16-member panel appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon in November, released a copy of its 198-page report online Monday.

Nixon and members of the commission discussed the details at an afternoon news conference.

The report recommends new police use-of-force policies, officer training and change in department culture.

It also recommends consolidating municipal courts and police departments in the St. Louis area.

The report acknowledges the commission has no power to enact any of the proposals, but Nixon has said the group has his office's full support.

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Ferguson, Missouri - 14 Sept. 2015

++AUDIO AS INCOMING++

1. Wide shot of Ferguson Commission news conference

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Starsky Wilson, Co-Chair of Ferguson Commission

"Today is a milestone that we noted appropriately, that we have offered a path toward racial equity - not the path, but a path - we invite other people into it and we note that this work requires accountability. So while today, we focus on the process and engagement, tomorrow, the watch word is accountability."

3. Rich McClure walking up to podium

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rich McClure, Co-Chair of Ferguson Commission

"We present this report with the realization and understanding that it presents uncomfortable truths about this region that we all call home. And as difficult as some parts of this report are to read, it should be read with the understanding that it also presents ways to address these truths and that there are people of goodwill who are very well prepared and committed to engage in that work and eager to do so. The report explores and attempts to address the social conditions and inequities that young people across the region have raised, and other collective voices in our region that they live and struggle with these inequities every day. It is very important that as we understand the national and international response to Ferguson, that have made clear that this problem is not unique to St. Louis, it is nonetheless our reality. So our hope is that in reading this report, it will begin for some, continue for others, a learning process."

5. Mid shot of Gov. Nixon at podium

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gov. Jay Nixon, (D) Missouri

"I commit to you today that these tireless efforts will not be in vain. Our journey will continue, through the sheer force of our collective will and our personal acceptance of responsibility for our community's safety and well being, we will keep moving forward together. We are engaged in nothing less than the unfinished work of protecting our democracy."

7. Wide shot of presser

The Ferguson City Council has asked the U.S. Department of Justice for seven changes to a deal to reform the city's courts and policing systems, a move that drew swift criticism from both the department and many residents.

In a unanimous vote, the council on Tuesday night moved to amend the proposed settlement that the city had spent seven months negotiating with the DOJ. The consent decree is intended to correct problems identified in a federal investigation that followed the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer.

The federal report noted unconstitutional and discriminatory practices across the police force and municipal court system.

Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III said Wednesday that the changes were deemed necessary after a detailed financial analysis showed just how expensive the original agreement would be - so expensive, Knowles said, that it could lead to dissolution of Ferguson.

The council's vote came at the end of an often-boisterous meeting that had been moved to the Ferguson Community Center because of the crowd of around 300. The vast majority of speakers supported the original agreement.

The Ferguson City Council has asked the U.S. Department of Justice for seven changes to a deal to reform the city's courts and policing systems, a move that drew swift criticism from both the department and many residents.

In a unanimous vote, the council on Tuesday night moved to amend the proposed settlement that the city had spent seven months negotiating with the DOJ. The consent decree is intended to correct problems identified in a federal investigation that followed the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer.

The federal report noted unconstitutional and discriminatory practices across the police force and municipal court system.

Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III said Wednesday that the changes were deemed necessary after a detailed financial analysis showed just how expensive the original agreement would be - so expensive, Knowles said, that it could lead to dissolution of Ferguson.

The council's vote came at the end of an often-boisterous meeting that had been moved to the Ferguson Community Center because of the crowd of around 300. The vast majority of speakers supported the original agreement.

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Feguson, Missouri - 9 February 2016

1. Ferguson City Council listening to citizen input

2. Various of citizens at meeting

3. Close view of Mayor James Knowles II

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Ferguson, Missouri FILE

4. Crowd dispersal device thrown into crowd by police, UPSOUND high pitch frequency

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Feguson, Missouri - 9 February 2016

5. UPSOUND: (English) Ferguson Resident:

"The question last week - how are these estimates come up with. And your answer last week was that many of highest, many of the high estimates were based on inflated numbers."

6. Various of city council and residents at meeting

The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson resigned on Wednesday in the wake of a scathing report by the US Justice Department, prompted by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer.

Announcing the resignation, city mayor James Knowles III said it had been "a mutual decision", both by Chief Thomas Jackson and the city's administration.

He said Jackson decided to step down after "a lot of soul-searching" about how the Ferguson community could heal from the racial unrest stemming from the fatal shooting last summer.

Jackson had previously resisted calls by protesters and some of the state of Missouri's top elected leaders to step down over his handling of the August shooting of Michael Brown and the weeks of sometimes-violent protests that followed.

He was widely criticised from the outset, both for an aggressive police response to protesters and for his agency's erratic and infrequent releases of key information.

As part of the separation agreement, the police chief will be paid one year of his nearly 96-thousand US dollars annual salary and health coverage.

Jackson becomes the sixth employee to resign or be fired after the Justice Department last week issued the report that cleared Officer Darren Wilson of civil rights charges in the shooting of Michael Brown, but found a profit-driven court system and widespread racial bias in the city police department.

Mayor Knowles said the city was committed to "addressing each item outlined in the report" but intended to become "an example of how a community can move forward in the face of adversity".

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Ferguson, Missouri - 11 March 2015

1. Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III approaches podium

2. SOUNDBITE (English) James Knowles III, Mayor of Ferguson:

"The city of Ferguson and police chief Thomas Jackson have agreed to a mutual separation, which involves the police chief's resignation from the city of Ferguson. The chief's resignation is effective March 19th, 2015. This was a mutual decision both by the chief of police and the city's administration."

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FILE: Ferguson, Missouri - 13 August 2014

3. STILL of Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson speaking at news conference

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Ferguson, Missouri - 11 March 2015

4. SOUNDBITE (English) James Knowles III, Mayor of Ferguson:

"After a lot of soul-searching, and it's very hard for him to leave and for us to have him leave, he felt this was the best way forward doing this. Obviously, not only for the city but also for the man and women who also served under him in the police department because he is and he has been committed to making sure the city of Ferguson keeps the Ferguson police department - the city of Ferguson has been committed to that as well."

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FILE: Ferguson, Missouri - 15 August 2014

5. STILL of Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson speaking at news conference

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Ferguson, Missouri - 11 March 2015

6. SOUNDBITE (English) James Knowles III, Mayor of Ferguson:

"As you are aware, one week ago today, the city of Ferguson received its final report from the Department of Justice. The city has been committed to and will continue to be committed to addressing each item outlined in the report. It is the city council's goal to continue to be transparent as we strive to once again to become a vibrant and diverse community. On a final note, I would like to say this to Ferguson residents, business owners and to the entire country: the city of Ferguson looks to become an example of how a community can move forward in the face of adversity."

7. Mayor walking away after speaking to media

The police chief in the St. Louis suburb where an officer fatally shot an unarmed teenager identified the officer on Friday as Darren Wilson.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson made the announcement after initially declining to the release the name, saying the officer had received numerous death threats.

"He's been a police officer for six years, has had no disciplinary action taken against him," said Jackson.

The officer has been on administrative leave since the shooting Saturday of 18-year-old Michael Brown, whose death has sparked several days of clashes with furious protesters.

Jackson said Wilson, along with other officers, were called to the area after an emergency call reporting a "strong-arm robbery" at a nearby convenience store.

He didn't immediately release details about the alleged robbery, saying more information would be released later.

Tensions in Ferguson boiled over after a candlelight vigil on Sunday night, as looters smashed and burned businesses in the neighbourhood, where police have repeatedly fired tear gas and smoke bombs.

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - 14 August 2014

1.f two protesters kneeling in middle of road with hands in air, shouting (English) "Don't shoot! Hands up!!

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Ferguson, Missouri - 15 August 2014

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Jackson, Ferguson Police Chief:

"From 11:48 to noon, the officer involved in the shooting was on a 'sick call' on Glenn Arc. There was an ambulance present. At 11:51 there was a 911 call from a convenience store nearby, not this one. At 11:52 dispatch gave a description of a robbery suspect over the radio. A different officer arrived at the store where the strong-arm robbery occurred. A further description, more detail, was given over the radio and stated the suspect was walking toward the QuikTrip (grocery store)."

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Ferguson, Missouri - 14 August 2014

3. Pan of protesters standing by side of road as cars pass

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Ferguson, Missouri - 15 August 2014

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Jackson, Ferguson Police Chief:

"At 12:01pm our officer encountered Michael Brown on Canfield Drive. At 12:04 a second officer arrived on the scene immediately following the shooting, and at 12:05 a supervisor was dispatched to the scene, and subsequent officers arrived."

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - 14 August 2014

5. Close of protester holding sign reading (English) "Stop police brutality, Justice for michael"

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Ferguson, Missouri - 15 August 2014

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Jackson, Ferguson Police Chief:

"The officer that was involved in the shooting of Michael Brown was Darren Wilson. He's been a police officer for six years, has had no disciplinary action taken against him. He was treated for injuries which occurred on Saturday."

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri - 14 August 2014

7. Close of two protesters holding signs on side of road

Gunfire disrupted a demonstration along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri late Sunday night.

Shots rang out just after 11:15 p.m. Sunday. It was unclear where the shots came from. It wasn't immediately clear whether anyone was hit.

Protesters who had gathered in the street fled in multiple directions, hiding behind cars and taking cover in buildings.

A police helicopter appeared overhead, shining a spotlight down on the street. Dozens of police cars and an armored vehicle converged on the area.

St. Louis County Police posted on Twitter that multiple shots were fired and asked people to leave the area. A spokesman for the department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson.

Gunfire disrupted a demonstration along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri late Sunday night.

Shots rang out just after 11:15 p.m. Sunday. It was unclear where the shots came from. It wasn't immediately clear whether anyone was hit.

Protesters who had gathered in the street fled in multiple directions, hiding behind cars and taking cover in buildings.

A police helicopter appeared overhead, shining a spotlight down on the street. Dozens of police cars and an armored vehicle converged on the area.

St. Louis County Police posted on Twitter that multiple shots were fired and asked people to leave the area. A spokesman for the department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson.

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Ferguson, Missouri - 9 August, 2015

1. Night, police standing around

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Andre Anderson, Ferguson, Missouri Police Chief

"So I believe what we've done to date is we've allowed people to protest, but we've also allowed people to disseminate. We've given them plenty of egress so they can leave. We've given them over 15 orders to disperse, and we've been very patient. But at some point, some of these folks are going to have to get off the roadway, and we're going to have to take some enforcement action."

3. Police standing

4. Police Chief Anderson speaking, when someone off camera says 'Get down. Gunfire. Gunfire." Popping sounds audible as people run past.

5. Camera running past cars, voice says 'Folks, stay down. Stay behind something.'

6. Police walking around

7. Police officer

8. More police.

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Gunfire disrupted a demonstration along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri late Sunday night.

Shots rang out just after 11:15 p.m. Sunday. It was unclear where the shots came from. It wasn't immediately clear whether anyone was hit.

Protesters who had gathered in the street fled in multiple directions, hiding behind cars and taking cover in buildings.

A police helicopter appeared overhead, shining a spotlight down on the street. Dozens of police cars and an armored vehicle converged on the area.

St. Louis County Police posted on Twitter that multiple shots were fired and asked people to leave the area. A spokesman for the department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson.

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Gunfire disrupted a demonstration along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri late Sunday night.

Shots rang out just after 11:15 p.m. Sunday. It was unclear where the shots came from. It wasn't immediately clear whether anyone was hit.

Protesters who had gathered in the street fled in multiple directions, hiding behind cars and taking cover in buildings.

A police helicopter appeared overhead, shining a spotlight down on the street. Dozens of police cars and an armored vehicle converged on the area.

St. Louis County Police posted on Twitter that multiple shots were fired and asked people to leave the area. A spokesman for the department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson.

KMOV: COURTESY KMOV, EMBARGO ST. LOUIS

Ferguson, Missouri - 9 August, 2015

1. Night, police standing around

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Andre Anderson, Ferguson, Missouri Police Chief

"So I believe what we've done to date is we've allowed people to protest, but we've also allowed people to disseminate. We've given them plenty of egress so they can leave. We've given them over 15 orders to disperse, and we've been very patient. But at some point, some of these folks are going to have to get off the roadway, and we're going to have to take some enforcement action."

3. Police standing

4. Police Chief Anderson speaking, when someone off camera says 'Get down. Gunfire. Gunfire." Popping sounds audible as people run past.

5. Camera running past cars, voice says 'Folks, stay down. Stay behind something.'

6. Police walking around

7. Police officer

8. More police.

Two US police officers were shot during a protest in front of the Ferguson Police Department early (local time) Thursday, authorities said, as demonstrators gathered following the resignation of the embattled police chief of the St. Louis suburb.

A 32-year-old officer from nearby Webster Groves was shot in the face and a 41-year-old officer from St. Louis County was shot in the shoulder, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said at a news conference.

Both were taken to a local hospital, where Belmar said they were conscious. He described their injuries as "serious."

"I don't know who did the shooting, to be honest with you," Belmar said, adding that he could not provide a description of the suspect or gun.

He said his "assumption" was that, based on where the officers were standing and the trajectory of the bullets, "these shots were directed exactly at my officers."

The shots were fired as protesters had gathered following the resignation of Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson on Wednesday.

He was the sixth employee to resign or be fired after a Justice Department report cleared white former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson of civil rights charges in the shooting of black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson last summer.

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Ferguson, Missouri - 12 March 2015

1. Saint Louis County police cars with lights flashing on street

2. Officers outside police headquarters investigating evidence

3. Police cars

4. Police outside store

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Bradley Rayford, Freelance Photographer:

"And as we were about to pack our cameras up, we heard what we thought were fireworks. Up the street. (++inaudible++) Turns out it happened three more times, it was gunfire cause we saw the muzzle fire from the gun up top of the street. So we all kind of ducked down and once we ducked down we saw a cop was shot right next to us."

6. Police speaking with motorist

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Bradley Rayford, Freelance Photographer:

"The bullets were really right past my head. It was kind of traumatic. I'm still kind of in shock because of it."

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Ferguson, Missouri - 11 March 2015

8. Various of police with riot helmets lined up

10. Police in riot gear advancing on crowd

11. Police detaining person on ground

12. Police accompanying woman in handcuffs

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Ferguson, Missouri - 12 March 2015

13. Cordoned off street

14. Various of police in the area

A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said early Monday.

Chief Jon Belmar said at a news conference that officers had been tracking the man, who they believed was armed, during a protest marking the death of Brown, the black, unarmed 18-year-old whose killing by a white Ferguson police officer touched off a national "Black Lives Matter" movement.

The man approached the officers, who were in an unmarked police van, and opened fire, Belmar said. The officers returned fire from inside the vehicle and then pursued the man on foot when he ran.

The man again fired on the officers, the chief said, and all four officers fired back. He was struck and fell.

The man was taken to a hospital, where Belmar said he was in "critical, unstable" condition in surgery. He was not immediately identified.

None of the officers was seriously injured. All four have been put on standard administrative leave.

The shooting happened shortly after what the chief called "an exchange of gunfire between two groups" rang out around 11:15 p.m. Sunday while protesters were gathered on West Florissant Avenue, a business zone that saw rioting and looting last year after Brown's killing. The shots sent protesters and reporters running for cover.

The anniversary of the killing, which cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities, has sparked days of renewed protests, though until Sunday they had been peaceful and without any arrests.

A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said early Monday.

Chief Jon Belmar said at a news conference that officers had been tracking the man, who they believed was armed, during a protest marking the death of Brown, the black, unarmed 18-year-old whose killing by a white Ferguson police officer touched off a national "Black Lives Matter" movement.

The man approached the officers, who were in an unmarked police van, and opened fire, Belmar said. The officers returned fire from inside the vehicle and then pursued the man on foot when he ran.

The man again fired on the officers, the chief said, and all four officers fired back. He was struck and fell.

The man was taken to a hospital, where Belmar said he was in "critical, unstable" condition in surgery. He was not immediately identified.

None of the officers was seriously injured. All four have been put on standard administrative leave.

The shooting happened shortly after what the chief called "an exchange of gunfire between two groups" rang out around 11:15 p.m. Sunday while protesters were gathered on West Florissant Avenue, a business zone that saw rioting and looting last year after Brown's killing. The shots sent protesters and reporters running for cover.

The anniversary of the killing, which cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities, has sparked days of renewed protests, though until Sunday they had been peaceful and without any arrests.

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri – 10 August 2015

1. Crime scene

2. Police crime scene tape and police vehicles

3. Police investigators arriving

4. Various police searching area

6. Pan storefronts and crime scene

7. Various investigators looking in smashed storefront

8. Close sign reading (English) "We must stop killing each other"

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A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said early Monday.

Chief Jon Belmar said at a news conference that officers had been tracking the man, who they believed was armed, during a protest marking the death of Brown, the black, unarmed 18-year-old whose killing by a white Ferguson police officer touched off a national "Black Lives Matter" movement.

The man approached the officers, who were in an unmarked police van, and opened fire, Belmar said. The officers returned fire from inside the vehicle and then pursued the man on foot when he ran.

The man again fired on the officers, the chief said, and all four officers fired back. He was struck and fell.

The man was taken to a hospital, where Belmar said he was in "critical, unstable" condition in surgery. He was not immediately identified.

None of the officers was seriously injured. All four have been put on standard administrative leave.

The shooting happened shortly after what the chief called "an exchange of gunfire between two groups" rang out around 11:15 p.m. Sunday while protesters were gathered on West Florissant Avenue, a business zone that saw rioting and looting last year after Brown's killing. The shots sent protesters and reporters running for cover.

The anniversary of the killing, which cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities, has sparked days of renewed protests, though until Sunday they had been peaceful and without any arrests.

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A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said early Monday.

Chief Jon Belmar said at a news conference that officers had been tracking the man, who they believed was armed, during a protest marking the death of Brown, the black, unarmed 18-year-old whose killing by a white Ferguson police officer touched off a national "Black Lives Matter" movement.

The man approached the officers, who were in an unmarked police van, and opened fire, Belmar said. The officers returned fire from inside the vehicle and then pursued the man on foot when he ran.

The man again fired on the officers, the chief said, and all four officers fired back. He was struck and fell.

The man was taken to a hospital, where Belmar said he was in "critical, unstable" condition in surgery. He was not immediately identified.

None of the officers was seriously injured. All four have been put on standard administrative leave.

The shooting happened shortly after what the chief called "an exchange of gunfire between two groups" rang out around 11:15 p.m. Sunday while protesters were gathered on West Florissant Avenue, a business zone that saw rioting and looting last year after Brown's killing. The shots sent protesters and reporters running for cover.

The anniversary of the killing, which cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities, has sparked days of renewed protests, though until Sunday they had been peaceful and without any arrests.

AP TELEVISION

Ferguson, Missouri – 10 August 2015

1. Crime scene

2. Police crime scene tape and police vehicles

3. Police investigators arriving

4. Various police searching area

6. Pan storefronts and crime scene

7. Various investigators looking in smashed storefront

8. Close sign reading (English) "We must stop killing each other"

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Ferguson, Missouri - 10 August, 2015

Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press

1. Demonstrators in street

2. Demonstrators facing police

3. Officer watching demonstrators

4. Man under arrest, shouting out

5. Police in riot gear wrestling people down

6. Officer fires pepper spray, hits camera lens

7. Demonstrator holding sign

8. Demonstrator shouting into megaphone

9. Man under arrest led to van

10. Police back off from group of demonstrators

11. Man's hands handcuffed

12. Handcuffed man surrounded by police

STORYLINE:

WELL THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS. THEY WERE MARCHING AROUND FLORISSANT AVENUE, AND POLICE REPEATEDLY THROUGH THE NIGHT WERE WARNING THEM NOT TO BLOCK TRAFFIC, NOT TO BLOCK THE STREET, TO STAY ON THE SIDEWALK. FOR THE MOST PART, PROTESTERS WERE DOING THAT, THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THERE WERE SOME SORT OF TENSE STANDOFFS WHERE THEY WOULD GO INTO THE STREET AND THEN POLICE WOULD PUSH THEM BACK. NOW THIS ESCALATED AS IT GOT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

((NAT PAUSE))

A GROUP OF PROTESTERS BLOCKED THE INTERSECTION RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MCDONALDS. PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED PROTESTERS. POLICE MOVED IN, THEY ASKED THE PROTESTERS TO MOVE BACK. WHEN THE PROTESTERS DID NOT COMPLY, THEY STARTED ARRESTING PEOPLE. EVENTUALLY MOST OF THE CROWD MOVED BACK. MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WENT INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE MCDONALDS, WHICH IS WHERE I WAS STANDING WHEN I WAS FILMING THESE PROTESTS. AND A POLICE OFFICER, SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, WERE FIRING PEPPER SPRAY, WHAT APPEARED TO ME TO BE PEPPER SPRAY, INTO THE CROWD. I WAS HIT WITH THE PEPPER SPRAY ALONG WITH MY CAMERA. I THINK THROUGHOUT THIS PROTEST MOVEMENT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL, THEY WANT TO BE HEARD...

(((NAT PAUSE)))

THEY WANT REAL REFORM TO BE MADE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO LIVE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO HAPPEN. THERE'S A GROUP WHO WANTS TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT AND THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT. AND YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT YOU GET ATTENTION TO THESE KINDS OF THINGS IS THROUGH CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. AND ONE COMMON FORM OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. THE T-V CAMERAS ARE THERE, YOUR MESSAGE GETS OUT, IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING TONIGHT, AND IT WORKED. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ARRESTS. THESE PROTESTS GOT ITS MESSAGE OUT THAT THEY WANT POLICE REFORM IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

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Ferguson, Missouri - 10 August, 2015

Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press

1. Demonstrators in street

2. Demonstrators facing police

3. Officer watching demonstrators

4. Man under arrest, shouting out

5. Police in riot gear wrestling people down

6. Officer fires pepper spray, hits camera lens

7. Demonstrator holding sign

8. Demonstrator shouting into megaphone

9. Man under arrest led to van

10. Police back off from group of demonstrators

11. Man's hands handcuffed

12. Handcuffed man surrounded by police

STORYLINE:

WELL THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS. THEY WERE MARCHING AROUND FLORISSANT AVENUE, AND POLICE REPEATEDLY THROUGH THE NIGHT WERE WARNING THEM NOT TO BLOCK TRAFFIC, NOT TO BLOCK THE STREET, TO STAY ON THE SIDEWALK. FOR THE MOST PART, PROTESTERS WERE DOING THAT, THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THERE WERE SOME SORT OF TENSE STANDOFFS WHERE THEY WOULD GO INTO THE STREET AND THEN POLICE WOULD PUSH THEM BACK. NOW THIS ESCALATED AS IT GOT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

((NAT PAUSE))

A GROUP OF PROTESTERS BLOCKED THE INTERSECTION RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MCDONALDS. PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED PROTESTERS. POLICE MOVED IN, THEY ASKED THE PROTESTERS TO MOVE BACK. WHEN THE PROTESTERS DID NOT COMPLY, THEY STARTED ARRESTING PEOPLE. EVENTUALLY MOST OF THE CROWD MOVED BACK. MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WENT INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE MCDONALDS, WHICH IS WHERE I WAS STANDING WHEN I WAS FILMING THESE PROTESTS. AND A POLICE OFFICER, SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, WERE FIRING PEPPER SPRAY, WHAT APPEARED TO ME TO BE PEPPER SPRAY, INTO THE CROWD. I WAS HIT WITH THE PEPPER SPRAY ALONG WITH MY CAMERA. I THINK THROUGHOUT THIS PROTEST MOVEMENT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL, THEY WANT TO BE HEARD...

(((NAT PAUSE)))

THEY WANT REAL REFORM TO BE MADE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO LIVE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO HAPPEN. THERE'S A GROUP WHO WANTS TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT AND THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT. AND YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT YOU GET ATTENTION TO THESE KINDS OF THINGS IS THROUGH CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. AND ONE COMMON FORM OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. THE T-V CAMERAS ARE THERE, YOUR MESSAGE GETS OUT, IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING TONIGHT, AND IT WORKED. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ARRESTS. THESE PROTESTS GOT ITS MESSAGE OUT THAT THEY WANT POLICE REFORM IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

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A crowd of hundreds has gathered on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, some holding signs. Dozens of police officers and members of the media are also present.

Chanting can be heard as the crowd marches down the street. But no apparent conflicts have arisen.

Earlier in the evening, police made several after protesters blocked a traffic lane on West Florissant Avenue.

Monday marks the fourth consecutive night of protests marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

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A crowd of hundreds has gathered on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, some holding signs. Dozens of police officers and members of the media are also present.

Chanting can be heard as the crowd marches down the street. But no apparent conflicts have arisen.

Earlier in the evening, police made several after protesters blocked a traffic lane on West Florissant Avenue.

Monday marks the fourth consecutive night of protests marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

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Ferguson, Missouri - 10 August, 2015

1. Nighttime, various aerials of crowds, police in middle of road in Ferguson

A Missouri teenager fatally shot by police suffered a bullet wound to his right arm that may have occurred when he put his hands up or while his back was turned to the shooter, a pathologist hired by the teen's family said on Monday.

An independent autopsy conducted on 18-year-old Michael Brown determined that the teen was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, according to the hired pathologists and the family's lawyers.

Brown was shot by a police officer August 9 in Ferguson, Missouri, setting off a week of rancorous protests in the St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas.

Forensic pathologist Shawn Parcells, who assisted former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden during the autopsy, said a bullet graze wound on Brown's right arm could have occurred in several ways.

The teen may have had his back to the shooter, or he could have been facing the shooter with his hands above his head or in a defensive position across his face or chest, Parcells said.

Witnesses have said Brown had his hands raised above his head when he was repeatedly shot in the street.

Brown's death heightened racial tensions between the predominantly black community and the mostly white Ferguson Police Department, leading to several run-ins between police and protesters.

The governor has called in the National Guard to help and put the Missouri Highway Patrol in charge of security.

A grand jury could begin hearing evidence Wednesday to determine whether the officer, Darren Wilson, should be charged in Brown's death.

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Ferguson, Missouri - 18 August 2014

1. Wide of news conference

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Benjamin Crump, Family Attorney:

"But what we now know, from Dr (Michael) Baden and Professor (Shawn) Parcells preliminary, very preliminary autopsy, is at least six at least six shots. Could be more, but at least six."

3. Close of autopsy diagram

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shawn Parcells, Forensic Pathologist:

"Dr Baden and I concluded he was shot at least six times. We've got one to the very top of the head, the apex. We've got one that entered just above the right eyebrow. We've got one that entered the top part of the right arm. We've got a graze wound, a superficial graze wound to the middle part of the right arm. We've got a wound that entered the medial aspect of the right arm and we've got a deep graze wound that produced a laceration to the palm of the right hand."

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Ferguson, Missouri - 18 August 2014

5. Night video, protesters chanting (English) 'don't shoot'

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Ferguson, Missouri - 18 August 2014

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shawn Parcells, Forensic Pathologist:

"While the shot could have come from the back, because if I am standing here walking along, and get shot from that direction, you see I pull my arm up in that same general area, the arm is a very mobile part of your body, so it also could have occurred when he was putting his hands up. So, I put my hands up and you see where that wound is at. It could have happened if he put his arms across in a defensive manner. We don't know and we still have to look at other aspects of this investigation before we can really start piecing things together."

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown's Mother:

"justice."

(Reporter off camera: What is justice to you?)

"Being fair. Arresting this man (the police officer) and making him accountable for his actions."

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Ferguson, Missouri - 18 August 2014

8. Night video, tear gas being fired

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Ferguson, Missouri - 18 August 2014

9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown's Mother:

"I wasn't aware, I didn't know they were and I feel like it has nothing with what he did to my child."

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Ferguson, Missouri - 18 August 2014

10. Night video, police warning of violating curfew

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036230

WELL THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS. THEY WERE MARCHING AROUND FLORISSANT AVENUE, AND POLICE REPEATEDLY THROUGH THE NIGHT WERE WARNING THEM NOT TO BLOCK TRAFFIC, NOT TO BLOCK THE STREET, TO STAY ON THE SIDEWALK. FOR THE MOST PART, PROTESTERS WERE DOING THAT, THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THERE WERE SOME SORT OF TENSE STANDOFFS WHERE THEY WOULD GO INTO THE STREET AND THEN POLICE WOULD PUSH THEM BACK. NOW THIS ESCALATED AS IT GOT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

((NAT PAUSE))

A GROUP OF PROTESTERS BLOCKED THE INTERSECTION RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MCDONALDS. PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED PROTESTERS. POLICE MOVED IN, THEY ASKED THE PROTESTERS TO MOVE BACK. WHEN THE PROTESTERS DID NOT COMPLY, THEY STARTED ARRESTING PEOPLE. EVENTUALLY MOST OF THE CROWD MOVED BACK. MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WENT INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE MCDONALDS, WHICH IS WHERE I WAS STANDING WHEN I WAS FILMING THESE PROTESTS. AND A POLICE OFFICER, SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, WERE FIRING PEPPER SPRAY, WHAT APPEARED TO ME TO BE PEPPER SPRAY, INTO THE CROWD. I WAS HIT WITH THE PEPPER SPRAY ALONG WITH MY CAMERA. I THINK THROUGHOUT THIS PROTEST MOVEMENT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL, THEY WANT TO BE HEARD...

(((NAT PAUSE)))

THEY WANT REAL REFORM TO BE MADE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO LIVE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO HAPPEN. THERE'S A GROUP WHO WANTS TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT AND THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT. AND YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT YOU GET ATTENTION TO THESE KINDS OF THINGS IS THROUGH CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. AND ONE COMMON FORM OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. THE T-V CAMERAS ARE THERE, YOUR MESSAGE GETS OUT, IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING TONIGHT, AND IT WORKED. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ARRESTS. THESE PROTESTS GOT ITS MESSAGE OUT THAT THEY WANT POLICE REFORM IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus036230

WELL THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS. THEY WERE MARCHING AROUND FLORISSANT AVENUE, AND POLICE REPEATEDLY THROUGH THE NIGHT WERE WARNING THEM NOT TO BLOCK TRAFFIC, NOT TO BLOCK THE STREET, TO STAY ON THE SIDEWALK. FOR THE MOST PART, PROTESTERS WERE DOING THAT, THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THERE WERE SOME SORT OF TENSE STANDOFFS WHERE THEY WOULD GO INTO THE STREET AND THEN POLICE WOULD PUSH THEM BACK. NOW THIS ESCALATED AS IT GOT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

((NAT PAUSE))

A GROUP OF PROTESTERS BLOCKED THE INTERSECTION RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MCDONALDS. PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED PROTESTERS. POLICE MOVED IN, THEY ASKED THE PROTESTERS TO MOVE BACK. WHEN THE PROTESTERS DID NOT COMPLY, THEY STARTED ARRESTING PEOPLE. EVENTUALLY MOST OF THE CROWD MOVED BACK. MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WENT INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE MCDONALDS, WHICH IS WHERE I WAS STANDING WHEN I WAS FILMING THESE PROTESTS. AND A POLICE OFFICER, SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, WERE FIRING PEPPER SPRAY, WHAT APPEARED TO ME TO BE PEPPER SPRAY, INTO THE CROWD. I WAS HIT WITH THE PEPPER SPRAY ALONG WITH MY CAMERA. I THINK THROUGHOUT THIS PROTEST MOVEMENT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL, THEY WANT TO BE HEARD...

(((NAT PAUSE)))

THEY WANT REAL REFORM TO BE MADE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO LIVE. THEY WANT THIS DISCUSSION TO HAPPEN. THERE'S A GROUP WHO WANTS TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT AND THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ESCALATE BEYOND THAT. AND YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT YOU GET ATTENTION TO THESE KINDS OF THINGS IS THROUGH CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. AND ONE COMMON FORM OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. THE T-V CAMERAS ARE THERE, YOUR MESSAGE GETS OUT, IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING TONIGHT, AND IT WORKED. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ARRESTS. THESE PROTESTS GOT ITS MESSAGE OUT THAT THEY WANT POLICE REFORM IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

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Ferguson, Missouri - 10 August, 2015

Voice of, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press

1. Demonstrators in street

2. Demonstrators facing police

3. Officer watching demonstrators

4. Man under arrest, shouting out

5. Police in riot gear wrestling people down

6. Officer fires pepper spray, hits camera lens

7. Demonstrator holding sign

8. Demonstrator shouting into megaphone

9. Man under arrest led to van

10. Police back off from group of demonstrators

11. Man's hands handcuffed

12. Handcuffed man surrounded by police