Protests in Missouri around the death of an unarmed teen turned violent late Sunday. A gas station was looted, and police called for additional units to back up officers already on the street, said Brian Schellman, spokesman with the St. Louis County Police Department. Video from the scene showed police in riot gear. No injuries were immediately reported. "They are sending in more officers to try and get the situation under control," Schellman said. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said that at least 20 police cars were damaged and that the use of tear gas was a high possibility.
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Police are in riot gear; there are no immediate reports of injuries
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A gas station is looted and additional units are called out, spokesman says
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Police chief says Michael Brown assaulted an officer before he was shot to death
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Witnesses decry the killing as unprovoked, saying the teen was unarmed
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