--- description: Demonstrations over the police shooting of an unarmed black teen continued for a fourth night in Ferguson, Missouri. title: Michael Brown Shooting: Police Clash With Protesters for Fourth Night image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10fa182eaf1d1c1f/69869f78e53aba96b54d3fd9/aptopix-police-shooti_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Violence Worsens in Ferguson on 4th Night of Clashes  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2014 12:01 PM CUT  A protester takes shelter from smoke billowing around him in Ferguson, Mo. on Aug. 13, 2014. A protester takes shelter from smoke billowing around him in Ferguson, Mo. on Aug. 13, 2014.David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2014 12:01 PM CUT Demonstrations over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager continued for a fourth night in Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday, as protesters clashed with police and 10 people were arrested. Scores of police officers in riot gear attempted to disperse more than 300 protesters, with police firing tear gas, stun grenades and smoke bombs, [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/14/us-usa-missouri-shooting-idUSKBN0GA0Q420140814 "undefined") reports. Demonstrators threw rocks and petrol bombs toward the officers, police said. Authorities have so far refused to identify the officer involved in the shooting death of Michael Brown last weekend, citing the officer’s safety. But the decision has fueled anger among the demonstrators. On Wednesday, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch told the [St. Louis _Post Dispatch_](http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/another-night-of-unrest-in-ferguson-officials-ask-for-patience/article%5F0806541b-ed48-5d06-9267-323531ad6cf1.html "undefined") that details from the investigation would not emerge for weeks. Brown, 18, was shot dead on Saturday, prompting the racially charged demonstrations in the majority black suburb of St. Louis, where the police force is nearly all white. Authorities say Brown was shot in a struggle for a gun, while some witnesses claimed Brown had his hands in the air. Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson told reporters Wednesday that the officer who shot Brown had been struck in the cheek during the incident and taken to hospital. Gov. Jay Nixon urged “patience and calm” in a statement on Wednesday and said that he will visit the area on Thursday. “The worsening situation in Ferguson is deeply troubling, and does not represent who we are as Missourians or as Americans,” he said in the statement. “While we all respect the solemn responsibility of our law enforcement officers to protect the public, we must also safeguard the rights of Missourians to peaceably assemble and the rights of the press to report on matters of public concern.” Some 40 people have been arrested since Saturday, according to Reuters, and authorities have asked protesters not to demonstrate in the evenings. On Wednesday night, St. Louis Alderman Antonio French and [two journalists](http://time.com/3109293/ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-journalists-arrested/ "undefined"), Wesley Lowery of the Washington _Post_ and Ryan Reilly of the _Huffington Post_, were among those detained. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/14/us-usa-missouri-shooting-idUSKBN0GA0Q420140814 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3111070/ferguson-michael-brown-clashes-police/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3111070/ferguson-michael-brown-clashes-police/"},"headline":"Violence Worsens in Ferguson on 4th Night of Clashes","datePublished":"2014-08-14T12:01:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:40:02.697Z","description":"Authorities are still refusing to identify the officer involved in shooting of Michael Brown","url":"https://time.com/3111070/ferguson-michael-brown-clashes-police/","keywords":["Crime","police","Civil Rights","Police Brutality","Ferguson topic","Michael Brown"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10fa182eaf1d1c1f/69869f78e53aba96b54d3fd9/aptopix-police-shooti_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10fa182eaf1d1c1f/69869f78e53aba96b54d3fd9/aptopix-police-shooti_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"APTOPIX Police Shooting Missouri","caption":"APTOPIX Police Shooting Missouri","creditText":"David Carson—St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3111070/ferguson-michael-brown-clashes-police/","name":"Violence Worsens in Ferguson on 4th Night of Clashes"}}]}] ```