Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Missouri teen shot by police used as excuse to loot



After a vigil on Sunday for Michael Brown, a young African-American man killed in a confrontation with police in Ferguson, Missouri, stores in the neighborhood had their storefronts smashed and were looted.
David Carson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch / AP
People smashed store windows and carried away armloads of looted goods from stores Sunday night after thousands of people packed a St. Louis–area vigil for Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer.
Police officials on Monday announced that the FBI will take control of the investigation into the death of Brown, 18, who police said was shot multiple times Saturday after a scuffle involving the officer, Brown and another person in Ferguson, a predominantly black suburb.
Several stores along a main road near the shooting scene were broken into and looted, including a check-cashing service, a boutique and a small grocery.
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