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State of Emergency in Ferguson as Tension Escalates

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Following a night of protests in Ferguson that resulted in shots fired, demonstrators continued to make their voices heard Monday as St. Louis County declared a state of emergency in an effort to maintain order. The renewed protests follow the one-year anniversary of the Michael Brown shooting.

A black 18-year-old man, reportedly a friend of Michael Brown's, was shot by police on Sunday. Tear gas was fired after a day of commemoration during which hundreds of people took to the streets of Ferguson.

In a statement, St. Louis County executive Steve Stenger said county police would immediately take charge of "police emergency management" in Ferguson and surrounding districts.

"In light of last night's violence and unrest in the city of Ferguson, and the potential for harm to persons and property, I am exercising my authority as county executive to issue a state of emergency, effective immediately," he said.

His statement was issued as an 18-year-old was charged in connection with a shootout in Ferguson on Sunday after a day of peaceful protests marking one year since the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

Tyrone Harris is accused of first-degree assault on a police officer, armed criminal action and shooting at or from a motor vehicle, St. Louis County police said in a statement.

Harris, from Northwoods, another part of St. Louis County, remained in hospital Monday with wounds sustained in the shootout.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team