Jason Rosenbaum

Demonstrators face off with police after tear gas was fired at protesters reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 17, 2014.

Missouri calls in the National Guard after the ‘most violent’ confrontation yet in Ferguson

Justice

An officer-involved shooting more than a week ago has led to riots and protests in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, a largely African American suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The police officer was white, the victim was black. Now, as the protest escalate, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered the National Guard in to help restore order.

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