Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered the state’s National Guard soldiers to be deployed to a St. Louis suburb that has been the scene of unrest over the past week.
Nixon announced early Monday morning that he had signed an executive order sending National Guard troops to Ferguson.
“Given these deliberate, coordinated and intensifying violent attacks on lives and property in Ferguson, I am directing the highly capable men and women of the Missouri National Guard… in restoring peace and order to this community,” he said in a statement.
The unrest broke out after the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by policeman Darren Wilson on August 9.
Police clashed with protesters who are angry with police actions. Missouri’s Highway Patrol chief said that police used tear gas to stop the violence.
At least one protester has been killed in the clashes between police and demonstrators in Ferguson.
There were also reports of gunfire and businesses being broken into. There were seven or eight people arrested in the protests, and at least two people were injured.
A preliminary private autopsy has found that Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head.
The New York Times reported that the autopsy found that one of the bullets entered the top of Michael Brown’s skull, suggesting that his head was bent forward when he suffered a fatal injury.
Brown’s attorney Benjamin Crump said the victim’s family is seeking justice for their child.
“What we’re really asking for is simple justice,” Crump said. “We’re not asking for anything extraordinary. They just want what anybody else would want if their children were shot down in broad daylight.”
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