Ferguson unrest
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An ongoing series of protests and civil disorder began the day after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri.
As the details of the original shooting event emerged from investigators, police established curfews and deployed riot squads to maintain order. Along with peaceful protests, there was looting and violent unrest in the vicinity of the original shooting. According to media reports, there was police militarization when dealing with protests in Ferguson.
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See also
- 1992 Los Angeles riots
- 2011 England riots
- Attack on Reginald Denny
- Death of Eric Garner
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, August 2014
- List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States
- Shooting of Trayvon Martin
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