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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
National
Michele Munz

Peaceful day of protests turns violent at night as Ferguson is damaged

ST. LOUIS COUNTY _ Police deployed tear gas Saturday night as protesters in Ferguson launched fireworks at officers, smashed windows to police headquarters and looted a beauty supply store.

Hundreds of people on Saturday participated in two marches to protest the deaths of black people killed by police. One during the day was peaceful, though tensions escalated around 10:30 p.m. local time.

By 1 a.m. Sunday morning, guns were shot in the air near the Ferguson police department, and police deployed pepper spray and rubber bullets.

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