MOSCOW, August 18 (RIA Novosti) – Forensic experts have found that the teenager killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 10 was shot no less than six times, CNN reported Monday.
One of the pathologists said two bullets hit the teenager's head.
The police started using tear gas against protesters again Sunday night, injuring a child in a clash, Vox portal reported Monday.
"Cocktail bombs were used against the police. Police task forces have been deployed at the site. Please, leave the zone [of the demonstration]," the St. Louis Police Department, which is near Ferguson, said in a statement, Vox reported.
Earlier reports said shooting could be heard in the vicinity of the clashes, which broke out again on Sunday, with approximately 400 people, including women and children, taking part in the demonstration.
The protests in the city began following the August 10 tragedy, when a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American. The incident spurred a week of mass protests in Ferguson, as well as in a number of other cities across the country. Several people were injured in clashes with police who used rubber bullets to disperse angry crowds.
About a week later, local police identified the officer who shot Brown as Darren Wilson. The teenager was said to have been a suspect in a convenience store robbery. Local authorities, however, said the officer was not aware of the fact at the time. According to the city’s police chief, Brown was stopped because he was "walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic."
US President Barack Obama ordered the FBI and the Department of Justice to join the probe. At least 40 FBI agents are investigating the case.
