Shots Fired, Police Using Tear Gas in Ferguson, Missouri
There are multiple reports coming out of Ferguson, Missouri tonight that there have been shots fired. In addition, according to the Ferguson police chief, police are reportedly using tear gas to disperse protestors.
Ferguson, of course, is the town that was rocked this past weekend by the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
St. Louis alderman Antonio French has been tweeting out photos and Vines of what’s been happening in Ferguson for the past few hours.
Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/OJc1nUIHOm
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Tear gas Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/ZeNa4xxYY7
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/oPCju8Kxei
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/LhTYXWDNHZ
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Right now in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/Q6XTuw0uZW
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/Xn5DjLuHAV
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area. pic.twitter.com/TUZPjZGrlv
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
More police on the scene. They are getting shotguns and rifles out of their trunks. pic.twitter.com/l9HR8LXBH6
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Right now in #Ferguson https://t.co/hL0sKtNzYX
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Police moving all people out of #Ferguson https://t.co/0fC03oLkLx
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
Small group of peaceful demonstrators at the #Ferguson Police Dept headquarters. "Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" pic.twitter.com/s1b5gBzmly
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 12, 2014
And then there’s this.
Men armed with nothing but phones ordered to get on their knees. I witnessed tear gas thrown at them in #ferguson pic.twitter.com/DNOK0yRt93
— Liz Peinado (@LizPeinadoSTL) August 12, 2014
And for a clearer picture of what happened, you can watch this video:
Watch Fox2Now’s live feed below:
[image via screengrab]
— —
