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Hundreds continue police shooting death protest in St. Louis

By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 11, 2014 - 8:18 am
 
Protesters gather across the street from the Ferguson, Mo., police station in a continuing protest of the shooting of Michael Brown, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
A protester yells at a Missouri State Police officer during a protest at the Ferguson, Mo., police headquarters Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Ferguson. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
A young boy joins protesters as they gather across the street from the Ferguson, Mo., police station, in a continuing protest of the shooting of Michael Brown, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Young women attend a candlelight vigil for victims of gun violence Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Protesters gather across the street from the Ferguson, Mo., police station holding an inverted American flag in a continuing protest of the shooting of Michael Brown, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

FERGUSON, Mo. — Hundreds are gathered in downtown St. Louis for a second day of organized rallies to protest Michael Brown’s death and other fatal police shootings in the area and elsewhere.

The crowd appeared larger than the ones seen at Friday’s protests. While the main focus is on recent police shootings, marchers embraced other causes such as gay rights and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Police officers were stationed around downtown St. Louis in anticipation of a march that was scheduled to wind through city streets for several hours.

The four-day event called Ferguson October began Friday afternoon with a march outside the St. Louis county prosecutor’s office.

Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, was shot and killed Aug. 9 by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who is white.

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