Mayor James Knowles, seated right, and council members wait for angry residents to calm down during a City Council meeting in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday, September 9. The meeting was held at Greater Grace Church to accommodate the large crowd. Residents used the meeting to express their anger at how the police and council handled the August 9 shooting of teenager Michael Brown and the unrest that followed.
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Mayor James Knowles, seated right, and council members wait for angry residents to calm down during a City Council meeting in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday, September 9. The meeting was held at Greater Grace Church to accommodate the large crowd. Residents used the meeting to express their anger at how the police and council handled the August 9 shooting of teenager Michael Brown and the unrest that followed.
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Attendees shout during the meeting. The meeting was the first for the City Council since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a city police officer.
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Attendees shout during the meeting. The meeting was the first for the City Council since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a city police officer.
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A man speaks loudly at the end of the meeting.
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A man speaks loudly at the end of the meeting.
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Marurice Brown raises his arms during the public comments portion of the meeting.
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Marurice Brown raises his arms during the public comments portion of the meeting.
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Louis Wilson addresses the City Council.
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Louis Wilson addresses the City Council.
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Angela Whitman listens along with the large audience.
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Angela Whitman listens along with the large audience.
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Patricia Cowan holds out her arms for a St. Louis County police officer as she and others are searched as they enter Greater Grace Church before the start of the meeting.
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Patricia Cowan holds out her arms for a St. Louis County police officer as she and others are searched as they enter Greater Grace Church before the start of the meeting.
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