On the ground in Ferguson as police and protesters clash
Images and video from Missouri — posted to social media by journalists and others overnight — made the St. Louis suburb look more like the Middle East than the Midwest
For the fourth straight night, the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, erupted Wednesday as heavily armed police officers fired tear gas, smoke bombs and rubber bullets at demonstrators protesting the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by police last weekend.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson did not immediately return an email requesting comment.
But photos and videos posted to social media by journalists and others overnight made the St. Louis suburb look more like the Middle East than the Midwest.
Dramatic images from #Ferguson, Mo., as protesters clash with police for 4th night: http://t.co/GyissvNw5l pic.twitter.com/VKOBTnsnrj
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 14, 2014
Last night in #Ferguson. http://t.co/ZgTgJPcx6G pic.twitter.com/XWmaRrK2gG
— Mashable (@mashable) August 14, 2014
Police fired tear gas at protesters in Ferguson last night, as unrest continues http://t.co/rNf2UJP7hD pic.twitter.com/LZIzig5LN5
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 14, 2014
5 nights of unrest in #Ferguson. Photos via @stltoday http://t.co/jTGEei7ewc pic.twitter.com/KSFFkMSweU
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 14, 2014
PHOTOS: Police and protesters clash in Missouri suburb http://t.co/SBFYKnRpuv #ferguson Photo: Jeff Roberson—AP pic.twitter.com/XFIiGp7mYK
— TIME.com (@TIME) August 14, 2014
#Ferguson Pix from Weds. afternoon & night's protests, intense night, things escalated in a troubling way pic.twitter.com/hcqW2QAahd
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 14, 2014
Unbelievable images of fury in #Ferguson after #MikeBrown was shot by police http://t.co/PEFSLM1uKl (Photo: AP) pic.twitter.com/q3V6V5eC1v
— Natalie DiBlasio (@ndiblasio) August 14, 2014
Hands up, don't shoot: The images that define Ferguson's protests http://t.co/hkceXMWfoP pic.twitter.com/YKdwvwXXNX
— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 13, 2014
Happening now in #Ferguson https://t.co/qg6vDs916H
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 14, 2014
Happening now in #Ferguson https://t.co/SrpzSfMBkq
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 14, 2014
Violence Escalates In Ferguson As Police And Protesters Clash http://t.co/XnbHzK8gQf https://t.co/QbY8ZGZbOU
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) August 14, 2014
Tear gas, omg! pic.twitter.com/dlWuE33u56
— Christina Coleman (@ChristinaKSDK) August 14, 2014
My face after tear gas. Stinging, eyes watering. I'm not getting out of this car. #ferguson #mikebrown pic.twitter.com/ALIVdhzlXa
— Christina Coleman (@ChristinaKSDK) August 14, 2014
#Ferguson update 3: Peaceful protests during the day; defiance and lawlessness at night. http://t.co/0IYo17Nbn1 pic.twitter.com/PVocnjdOLh
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 14, 2014
Al Jazeera TV crew scrambles for cover as police fire tear gas into their reporting position in #Ferguson | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/FIy6qMtHiZ
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) August 14, 2014
Just saw teargas land right at feet of al-Jazeera America camera crew. They say they were also shot at pic.twitter.com/tbMSlENDlV
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 14, 2014
While there were several disturbing reports of police harassment of journalists — including the arrest and alleged assault of reporters from the Washington Post and Huffington Post — other members of the community seem to be welcoming the media with open arms.
Offer stands. Free coffee to all journalists needing a place to cover #MikeBrown #Ferguson #DONTSHOOT pic.twitter.com/im1T8ELeup
— Rise Coffee (@RiseCoffeeSTL) August 14, 2014
David Carson, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer who captured several of the dramatic images above, tweeted that he was welcomed into a home.
#Ferguson some great people gave me shelter in their house, gave me water, love these guys pic.twitter.com/okhRvh1Hbj
— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 14, 2014