FERGUSON, Mo. – Gunfire broke out during a demonstration in Ferguson, Mo., on the second anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, disrupting what had been a peaceful gathering Tuesday night but apparently wounding no one.
Witnesses told an Associated Press reporter that a car sped through a group of protesters who were blocking a street during the demonstration marking two years since the unarmed black 18-year-old’s fatal shooting by a white police officer. They said the car struck a young man so hard that he flew into the air. As the car drove away, shots were fired, they said.
“A lady came down and hit a protester – knocked the shoes off his feet,” said Sharon Cowan, who was at the scene. “Hit him, and he rolled and he bounced.”
The man appeared to be badly injured and was put into a private car to be taken to a hospital, she said.
Heather De Mian, who frequently livestreams protests in the St. Louis area, said she screamed when the man was hit.