Protests in Ferguson over the Mike Brown shooting were calm until right after midnight, when reporters outnumbered protesters, and a bottle thrown at police sparked arrests and violence. Here are some tweets and other media from people in attendance:
Police marching at protesters now. https://t.co/XcMKOWUaAw
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) August 20, 2014
Protester smashed a large tv camera, saying turn it off or go away from west flor #ferguson. Still no tear gas but tense
— Jesse Bogan (@JesseBogan) August 20, 2014
Media cordoned. Bottles thrown at cops. At least two arrests made. Cop fired into crowd. Calm now. #Ferguson
— Willis Arnold (@WillisRArnold) August 20, 2014
You have demonstrators getting frustrated with the zillion cameramen right now.
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) August 20, 2014
Woman on megaphone pointing out that nobody can leave because everyone lives in opposite direction to where police are herding. #ferguson
— Tim Eastman (@TimBEastman) August 20, 2014
This guy just got arrested. pic.twitter.com/A7h8HRq9Vx
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) August 20, 2014
Balm after mace. #ferguson pic.twitter.com/F5EMGZgqLZ
— Rory Carroll (@rorycarroll72) August 20, 2014
Two men just arrested on top of my rental car in #Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/7E4kgPCxuH
— ed lavandera (@edlavaCNN) August 20, 2014
Police charge crowd, pointing guns at the chests of reporters and protesters, then move on. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/IACyDOZ8dQ
— Alex Bolton (@alexanderbolton) August 20, 2014
The scene. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/RIdjW8QPbL
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) August 20, 2014
"Get that camera out of my fucking face." — officer who pointed gun at protestors #Ferguson
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 20, 2014
Arrests in #Ferguson http://t.co/rzSED3Ywrj
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 20, 2014
"This is no time to be on twitter" officer tells me as he pushing me back. Fair
— AdamSerwer (@AdamSerwer) August 20, 2014
Pointing guns at media-protester mix pic.twitter.com/1hUZB0Yib4
— Nigel Duara (@nigelduara) August 20, 2014
RT @society_society: Reporters in #Ferguson saying their digital devices jammed, leaving them unable to communicate to outside world.
— Joel D. Anderson (@blackink12) August 20, 2014
Watch this now please. 'Officer points gun at me and other media on W. Florissant #Ferguson' https://t.co/wXKaNM25fD #MikeBrown
— Alexa O'Brien (@carwinb) August 20, 2014
Reporter face down in road being arrested. Tried to take picture. Officer shoves me
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 20, 2014
This soldier just now: "I fought for my country. I've seen a lot scarier shit than this" #ferguson pic.twitter.com/dSh2x0wE4h
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) August 20, 2014
State Trooper Captain Johnson had another very early morning press conference where he said there were 47 arrests, including one due to a threat made to kill police. He also claimed one individual arrested was from Austin, Texas, and had been arrested three times there already.
While some believed the protests would worsen after St. Louis police shot and killed another black man earlier today, community “peacekeepers” helped quell the furor.