This is not a war-riddled country. This is not a far-away conflict zone. This is Ferguson, Missouri. A city reeling from the shooting death of Michael Brown at the hands of police.
The killing of Brown, a black teenager who was unarmed and shot six times by a white police officer, has led to a weeks worth of protests, riots and rage within the community. As of Monday morning, The Missouri National Guard was deployed to Ferguson to quell the unrest. These images were taken in the past 48-hours and they paint a terrifying picture.
From #Ferguson Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/l14oXmboAC
— Alex Wroblewski (@alexwroblewski) August 18, 2014
Tear gas, armored vehicles, flares. Reporters standing here with hands up so we don't get fired at. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/Pv9mewADWS
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
Got a slight bit of tear gas that wafted back towards us, burned nostrils. #Ferguson My view: pic.twitter.com/jJNHk2uFiZ
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
Protesters return tear gas canisters at police in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/cHNU2LD3Ev
— Alex Wroblewski (@alexwroblewski) August 18, 2014
Protesters in #Ferguson after getting hit by tear gas from police pic.twitter.com/UgqDuhxBWw
— Alex Wroblewski (@alexwroblewski) August 18, 2014
Police just moving down the street tear-gassing #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/sOd3gY3r23
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
Here are the plastic cuffs the police are carrying around #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/8z7wEEGyjm
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
Woman at the QT is angry. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/3NWzHMh8FN
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
Press being allowed to film from here (near the McDonalds). Can't go farther. Tear gas already coming over. It's awful. #Ferguson
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
Police handcuff a kid out past curfew. Four people taken in. On W Florissant #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/8SOHXz1TCO
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
Folks handing out free water to protesters in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/oLfmt91Jya
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
More of what was used against crowd of protestors in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/0mdKF8P3mJ
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
Empty canisters that were fired #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/0coQqfcZ93
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
Group of reporters walking behind police line as they clear street #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/tIs4RKd5rD
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 18, 2014
"We're not allowing people to congregate," another officer tells us at then QT #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/mRCcl3scgQ
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
Smashed window of the McDonald's #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/5cpeCJqmmK
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
Things are pretty quiet where #MikeBrown was shot. That's Jesse Jackson on the phone. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/5FoW5Udrw4
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
Jonathan Smith, who is constantly walking to avoid anti-congregation rule #ferguson https://t.co/aYy7gFCyLd
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
Young bikers at the QuickTrip #ferguson https://t.co/69fyUOn4cX
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
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