In the week since a white officer gunned down an unarmed 18-year-old black male after a confrontation in Ferguson, Mo., waves of violence and unrest have coursed through the Midwestern city as scores of protesters demand answers.
Nationally, social media users have been monitoring the case like private investigators, seeeking answers, posting pictures, providing updates and raising questions about the progress of the investigation into the death of Michael Brown, who was shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.
It's not just a social media response. On Aug. 14, vigils were held throughout the country in support of residents of Ferguson. Further, the call for the police department to release the name of the officer responsible for Brown’s death became stronger and louder. The department released Wilson's name Friday—nearly a week after the shooting.
In an effort to tamp down protests and outbursts of violence over the racial injustice of the shooting, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, declared a state of emergency Saturday and imposed a a five hour curfew that began at midnight. Seven protesters were arrested for curfew violation, and one was shot by an unknown assailant.
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Police released tear gas nearly two hours after the beginning of the curfew:
A crowd defies the state imposed curfew:
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The curfew was not enforced directly in front of the Ferguson police department:
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Protesters continued to defy the curfew into the early morning of Sunday:
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