Ferguson council faces calls for reform at first meeting since teen's shooting
Source: Reuters
BY CAREY GILLAM
(Reuters) - City leaders in Ferguson, Missouri, confronted demands for reform by several hundred people on Tuesday night at their first public meeting since last month's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer ignited weeks of protests.
The atmosphere was charged from the start, with members of a largely black audience at a church in the St. Louis suburb shouting down City Council members, rising out of their seats and chanting in solidarity.
Crowd members, who had to pass through metal detectors and security guards to attend, could be seen wearing shirts that read: "Let My People Vote" and "Hands Up Don't Shoot," a phrase that became a national rallying cry for activists protesting police actions they view as overly aggressive.
As council leaders attempted to discuss routine city business, one man shouted: "What about Mike Brown?"
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A protesters holds a sign calling for a thorough investigation of the shooting death of teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on a street in front of the White House in Washington, August 28, 2014.
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