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August 18, 2014

Photos: Protests over Missouri teen shot by police officer

Protesters march down the street chanting and carrying roses Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas and Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Protesters march down the street chanting and carrying roses Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas and Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Duane Merrells walks past a burned out gas station with an upside down flag during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called in the National Guard Monday after police again used tear gas to quell protesters in the wake of the shooting of Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Duane Merrells walks past a burned out gas station with an upside down flag during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called in the National Guard Monday after police again used tear gas to quell protesters in the wake of the shooting of Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Markese Mull lies in the street during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called in the National Guard Monday after police again used tear gas to quell protesters in the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Markese Mull lies in the street during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon called in the National Guard Monday after police again used tear gas to quell protesters in the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A man walks with a sign during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting has sparked more than a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A man walks with a sign during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown’s shooting has sparked more than a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kenneth McClain kneels in the street during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kenneth McClain kneels in the street during a protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street has sparked a more than week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People protest Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, for Michael Brown, who was killed by police Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown’s shooting in the middle of a street has sparked a more than week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Protesters march down the street chanting and carrying roses Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas and Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Protesters march down the street chanting and carrying roses Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas and Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Brigadier Gen. Greg Mason of the Missouri National Guard speaks to the media on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, to explain the capacity his soldiers will take in securing the Ferguson protest area in the coming days. Unrest and tensions have been high since Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown nine days ago. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden)

Brigadier Gen. Greg Mason of the Missouri National Guard speaks to the media on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, to explain the capacity his soldiers will take in securing the Ferguson protest area in the coming days. Unrest and tensions have been high since Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown nine days ago. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden)

Police tackle a man who was walking down the street in front of McDonald's on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The man appeared to be walking past a group that had been assembled nearby and police were telling everyone to keep walking. Moments after he turned around and exchanged words with the police that he was just walking, police took him to the ground. Although there is no curfew in order tonight, police are strictly enforcing protestors to keep moving along the sidewalk or they are subject to arrest. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan)

Police tackle a man who was walking down the street in front of McDonald’s on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The man appeared to be walking past a group that had been assembled nearby and police were telling everyone to keep walking. Moments after he turned around and exchanged words with the police that he was just walking, police took him to the ground. Although there is no curfew in order tonight, police are strictly enforcing protestors to keep moving along the sidewalk or they are subject to arrest. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan)

Grace Turner prays along West Florissant Road Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas and Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Grace Turner prays along West Florissant Road Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas and Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to help restore order Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Missouri National Guard personnel position themselves prior to offering location support for law enforcement at the Missouri Highway Patrol command center at the Plaza Boulevard Shopping Center in Ferguson, Missouri on August 18, 2014.  Michael Brown, the black teen whose killing by a Missouri police officer has prompted more than a week of unrest, was shot at least six times, pathologists retained by his family said Monday. "Six bullets struck, and two may have re-entered" the 18-year-old's body, said Michael Baden, tasked by Brown's family and lawyers to conduct an independent examination on his remains. One of the bullets hit the top of Brown's head, another struck his eye, while others were located on his right arm, Baden told a press conference.         (Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images)

Missouri National Guard personnel position themselves prior to offering location support for law enforcement at the Missouri Highway Patrol command center at the Plaza Boulevard Shopping Center in Ferguson, Missouri on August 18, 2014. Michael Brown, the black teen whose killing by a Missouri police officer has prompted more than a week of unrest, was shot at least six times, pathologists retained by his family said Monday. “Six bullets struck, and two may have re-entered” the 18-year-old’s body, said Michael Baden, tasked by Brown’s family and lawyers to conduct an independent examination on his remains. One of the bullets hit the top of Brown’s head, another struck his eye, while others were located on his right arm, Baden told a press conference. (Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images)

Missouri National Guard personnel position themselves prior to offering location support for law enforcement at the Missouri Highway Patrol command center at the Plaza Boulevard Shopping Center in Ferguson, Missouri on August 18, 2014.  Michael Brown, the black teen whose killing by a Missouri police officer has prompted more than a week of unrest, was shot at least six times, pathologists retained by his family said Monday. "Six bullets struck, and two may have re-entered" the 18-year-old's body, said Michael Baden, tasked by Brown's family and lawyers to conduct an independent examination on his remains. One of the bullets hit the top of Brown's head, another struck his eye, while others were located on his right arm, Baden told a press conference.         (Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images)

Missouri National Guard personnel position themselves prior to offering location support for law enforcement at the Missouri Highway Patrol command center at the Plaza Boulevard Shopping Center in Ferguson, Missouri on August 18, 2014. Michael Brown, the black teen whose killing by a Missouri police officer has prompted more than a week of unrest, was shot at least six times, pathologists retained by his family said Monday. “Six bullets struck, and two may have re-entered” the 18-year-old’s body, said Michael Baden, tasked by Brown’s family and lawyers to conduct an independent examination on his remains. One of the bullets hit the top of Brown’s head, another struck his eye, while others were located on his right arm, Baden told a press conference. (Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters hold a rally in solidarity with the people in Ferguson, Missouri protesting the death of Michael Brown and the excessive use of force by police on August 18, 2014 in New York City. A few dozen protesters marched to City Hall, held up signs and chanted rally cries including, "Hands up, don't shoot!"  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Protesters hold a rally in solidarity with the people in Ferguson, Missouri protesting the death of Michael Brown and the excessive use of force by police on August 18, 2014 in New York City. A few dozen protesters marched to City Hall, held up signs and chanted rally cries including, “Hands up, don’t shoot!” (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Protesters hold a rally in solidarity with the people in Ferguson, Missouri protesting the death of Michael Brown and the excessive use of force by police on August 18, 2014 in New York City. A few dozen protesters marched to City Hall, held up signs and chanted rally cries including, "Hands up, don't shoot!"  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Protesters hold a rally in solidarity with the people in Ferguson, Missouri protesting the death of Michael Brown and the excessive use of force by police on August 18, 2014 in New York City. A few dozen protesters marched to City Hall, held up signs and chanted rally cries including, “Hands up, don’t shoot!” (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Getty Images staff photographer Scott Olson is placed into a paddy wagon after being arrested by police as he covers the demonstration following the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 18, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Protesters have been vocal asking for justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9th.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Getty Images staff photographer Scott Olson is placed into a paddy wagon after being arrested by police as he covers the demonstration following the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 18, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Protesters have been vocal asking for justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 9th. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Protestors autograph a sketch of Michael Brown during a protest, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the shooting death of Brown, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Protestors autograph a sketch of Michael Brown during a protest, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the shooting death of Brown, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A bus passenger holds his hand to the window in solidarity with protestors holding up their hands while marching by in response to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the shooting death of Brown, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A bus passenger holds his hand to the window in solidarity with protestors holding up their hands while marching by in response to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the shooting death of Brown, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Protestors march in the rain during a rally in response to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the shooting death of Brown, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Protestors march in the rain during a rally in response to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Atlanta to protest the shooting death of Brown, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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