Protests were growing in Ferguson Tuesday night as officials pleaded for peace. There’s renewed anger after St. Louis police shot and killed a 23-year-old African American man wielding a knife. That shooting was just miles from where Michael Brown was killed over a week ago. Ten days after the unarmed teen’s death, the streets of Ferguson are simmering. Monday night’s protests were marred by violence and a tough crackdown by police.
The numbers from Monday night’s protests show an escalating situation: 78 arrests, 4 officers injured, and 2 people shot. The situation was supposed to improve: Missouri’s governor sent in the National Guard, President Obama came off vacation and officials removed the midnight curfew. Tuesday, Ferguson police promised to get body cams for cops. Supporters say its a step in the right direction, but it remains to be seen whether it will cool protests.
Our Man on the Edge, Robert Wilder, asked people in uptown what they would do if the situation in Ferguson was up to them…
