Things in Ferguson, Missouri, escalated again Friday night, after police released the name of the officer who shot Brown along with video they said showed the teen robbing a store shortly before he was killed. But as looters broke into several businesses, some throwing rocks and other objects at officers, police backed off, a move Johnson said was designed to ease tension. No arrests were made and no one was badly hurt.
The next morning, shopkeepers and volunteers set to work cleaning up after the looting.
-THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Volunteers help the owners of Sam’s Meat Market clean up after their business was looted during another night of rioting following protests. | Scott Olson/Getty Images
Volunteers help the owners of Sam’s Meat Market clean up after their business was looted during another night of rioting following protests. | Scott Olson/Getty Images
The owner of the Beauty Town store boards up the business after it was looted. | Scott Olson/Getty Images
Business owners carry assault weapons to protect their grocery store after another night of rioting and looting. | Scott Olson/Getty Images
People loot the Ferguson Market and Liquor store early Saturday morning. | Alex Wroblewski/Sun-Times
People loot the Ferguson Market and Liquor store early Saturday morning. | Alex Wroblewski/Sun-Times
