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Photos: Protest over killing of Michael Brown turns violent

August 10, 2015 10:06AM ET

Shots are fired, and one person is critically injured amid demonstrations marking anniversary of Ferguson teen’s death

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A demonstrator is arrested during a protest marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, August 10, 2015. Scott Olson / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
Unrest in the town continued as a state of emergency was declared after shootings disrupted demonstrations on Sunday night. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
St. Louis County Police officers, outfitted in tactical equipment, watch as protesters gathered. Michael B. Thomas / AFP / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
During the unrest on Monday night, members of the Oath Keepers, a group of guns rights advocates, appeared on the edges of the protest. Robert Cohen / St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Polaris
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
Officers and protesters face off on West Florissant Avenue, where much of the demonstrations have been centered. Jeff Roberson / AP
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
St Louis County police officers arrest a protester. Witnesses reported that protesters waved flags and shouted anti-police slogans. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
More than 20 protesters were arrested. Scott Olson / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
Two men detained by the police, seated, wait as their car is searched. Michael B. Thomas / AFP / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
Police take a photograph of a protester who was detained. Rick Wilking / Reuters
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
The unreset on Monday followed protests the day before in which a man was critically wounded, above, in an exchange of gunfire with the police. Rick Wilking / Reuters
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Police react as the shots are fired. Witnesses recounted hearing several dozen shots. Scott Olson / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
The shots came after a day of protests over the killing of Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014. Huy Mach / St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Polaris
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
St. Louis County police and Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers stand guard as the protesters march on West Florissant Avenue. Michael B. Thomas / AFP / Getty Images
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A driving rain did not deter many of the protesters. Scott Olson / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
The killing of Brown has fueled an angry debate over how police treat young black men across the U.S. Scott Olson / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
A protester waves an upside-down American flag during a protest march. Scott Olson / Getty Images
Ferguson Michael Brown protest
At the site of Brown’s killing, demonstrators observed 4 1/2 minutes of silence to represent the 4 1/2 hours that his body was left in the middle of the street. Scott Olson / Getty Images
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Michael Brown Sr., center, led a march from the site of his son’s killing. Scott Olson / Getty Images

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