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Ferguson anniversary: Tyrone Harris charged with assault | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Prosecutors in Ferguson, Missouri, have charged a man with assaulting officers during events marking the first anniversary of the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. | |
They named the suspect as Tyrone Harris, 18, who was critically wounded in a gun battle with police on Sunday. | |
Another round of rallies is due to take place on Monday. | |
Michael Brown's death triggered a wave of demonstrations over the use of excessive police force by officers. | |
The 18-year-old was shot in August 2014 by white police officer Darren Wilson, who was later cleared of any wrongdoing by a grand jury and the US Department of Justice. | |
What happened in Ferguson in 2014? | |
Hundreds of people stood silent on Sunday for four-and-a-half minutes at the spot where Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, representing the number of hours that his body lay in the street unattended. | |
But the day of peaceful and sombre commemorations turned violent late at night when, according to police, a gunfight erupted between two rival groups on West Florissant Avenue. | |
Police say Mr Harris was armed and opened fired, but his father has described their account of events as "a bunch of lies". | |
The suspect fired at plainclothes detectives inside an unmarked SUV, who fired back, St Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said. | |
The gunmen "were criminals; they weren't protesters," he said, adding that the officers were not wearing body cameras - a major concern cited by protest groups. Four officers have been placed on administrative leave. | |
The man's father told the AP news agency that his son, a close friend of Brown, was shot between eight and 12 times. |