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| Michael Brown anniversary: Gunfire at Ferguson protest | Michael Brown anniversary: Gunfire at Ferguson protest |
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| Shots have been fired in Ferguson, Missouri, at a protest to mark the first anniversary of the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. | |
| St Louis County police said an officer was "involved in a shooting after coming under heavy gunfire" and that "two unmarked cars took shots". | St Louis County police said an officer was "involved in a shooting after coming under heavy gunfire" and that "two unmarked cars took shots". |
| Eyewitnesses reported seeing at least one injured person lying on the ground. | |
| The shooting of the 18-year-old by white police officer Darren Wilson sparked demonstrations across America. | The shooting of the 18-year-old by white police officer Darren Wilson sparked demonstrations across America. |
| It fuelled a national protest movement against racial bias by the police. | It fuelled a national protest movement against racial bias by the police. |
| The violence came at the end of a sombre, peaceful day of commemorations. | |
| Earlier on Sunday, hundreds of people stood silent for four and a half minutes at the spot where Michael Brown was killed, representing the number of hours that his body lay in the street, unattended. |