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The Latest on Ferguson: Crowd thins along West Florissant

Traffic moves freely as smaller group of protesters gather along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. The St. Louis suburb has seen demonstrations for days marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, whose shooting death by a Ferguson police officer sparked a national "Black Lives Matter" movement. Tuesday was the fifth consecutive night a crowd gathered on West Florissant. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Traffic moves freely as smaller group of protesters gather along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. The St. Louis suburb has seen demonstrations for days marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, whose shooting death by a Ferguson police officer sparked a national "Black Lives Matter" movement. Tuesday was the fifth consecutive night a crowd gathered on West Florissant. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

By Associated Press August 12, 2015 1 min read

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – The latest in the events surrounding the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri (all times local):

12 a.m.

Only a few dozen people out of a crowd that once numbered around 100 still remain along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson.

Protesters and police stood on opposite sides of the street just after midnight Tuesday, chatting and milling around.

St. Louis County Police Sgt. Brian Schellman says officers made no arrests during the protest.

During a demonstration a night earlier, some protesters threw rocks and frozen water bottles at officers. Schellman says there were no similar incidents Tuesday.

Tuesday was the fifth consecutive night of protests marking the anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown’s death in the St. Louis suburb.