Missouri’s Nixon to Visit St. Louis as Standoff Escalates
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon canceled a trip to the state fair and said he would visit St. Louis County today to address the escalating unrest in Ferguson, where police and protesters are engaged in a six-day standoff.
About 2 a.m., a group of more than 50 police officers in full protective gear drove three black armored vehicles to the Ferguson police department, where about 50 people protesting the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager were chanting and singing. Officers pointed guns at the crowd and told everyone to disperse immediately or face arrest. Protesters, who raised their hands and dropped to their knees, later departed, with some shouting expletives at the police.