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Michael Brown memorial hit by car, then rebuilt

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Ferguson Who Was Michael Brown
In this Aug. 11, 2014, file photo, a makeshift memorial sits in the middle of the street where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo. After Brown’s Aug. 9 shooting death at the hands of a white police officer his legacy continues to evolve. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A makeshift memorial to Michael Brown has been restored by his supporters, after it was apparently hit by a car.
Social media reports about damage to the memorial started early Friday. Supporters were out before dawn rebuilding the memorial.
It is not known who struck the memorial, which went up Aug. 9, soon after the Black 18-year-old was shot and killed by a White police officer. The shooting spurred massive protests, as did a grand jury decision not to file charges against the officer.
This week, a White police officer in nearby Berkeley, Missouri, killed a Black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun at him.
A small group of demonstrators staged a brief die-in Friday at Lambert-St Louis International Airport. An airport spokesman says it didn’t cause any disruptions.
Michael Brown Memorial burns
Protesters perform a “hands up, don’t shoot” chant at a new teddy bear memorial on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., near the spot of where Michael Brown was shot by Ferguson police office Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. The original teddy bear memorial was destroyed by fire. Ferguson police spokesman Devin James says the cause of the fire is under investigation. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson)

 

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