--- description: On Wednesday night, anger flared again in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, between protesters and the police over the police killing of an unarmed young black man, marking the fourth consecutive night of fighting in the suburban neighborhood. title: Watch: This is what violence in Ferguson looked like on social media image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the Night Social Media Lit Up as Violence Flared in Ferguson  by [Francesca Trianni](/author/francesca-trianni/)  ## Francesca Trianni Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2014 4:13 PM CUT  by [Francesca Trianni](/author/francesca-trianni/)  ## Francesca Trianni Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2014 4:13 PM CUT Some 350 demonstrators were [met by police](http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ferguson-police-shooting-08132014-story.html "undefined") in armored vehicles and officers wearing body armor, carrying assault rifles. When the crowd ignored orders to disperse, officers fired tear gas, smoke bombs and rubber bullets, the AP reported. As smoke engulfed the area, the clashes were heavily reported on social media by local residents, reporters and even a local politician, [Antonio French.](https://twitter.com/AntonioFrench "undefined") Both [French](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/14/antonio-french-alderman-arrest-ferguson-missouri/14042391/ "undefined") and [two journalists](http://time.com/3109293/ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-journalists-arrested/ "undefined") were reportedly arrested by police during the unrest. “_What do we want_? _Justice_,” the protesters chanted. > [](https://twitter.com/LizPeinadoSTL/status/499816431152689152) Police fired smoked bombs to disperse the crowd. > [](https://twitter.com/alicesperi/status/499760650726289408) In this video, Ferguson police is seen using armored vehicles to control the crowds. Protesters are seen here standing in a straight line, engulfed in white smoke. > [](https://twitter.com/JustinGlawe/status/499774493040996352) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3111138/ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-social-media/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3111138/ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-social-media/"},"headline":"Watch the Night Social Media Lit Up as Violence Flared in Ferguson","datePublished":"2014-08-14T16:13:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:40:10.803Z","description":"On Wednesday night, anger flared again in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, between protesters and the police over the police killing of an unarmed young black man, marking the fourth consecutive night of fighting in the suburban neighborhood.","url":"https://time.com/3111138/ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-social-media/","keywords":["Crime","Missouri","Civil Rights","Ferguson topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Francesca Trianni","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/francesca-trianni/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"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/3111138/ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-social-media/","name":"Watch the Night Social Media Lit Up as Violence Flared in Ferguson"}}]}] ```