Shame No One Saw This Coming...

and provided protection.
Looters storm Ferguson Market and Liquor on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson early Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. The store was a focal point on Friday when it was reported by police that Michael Brown participated in a strong-arm robbery of a box of cigars from the store. /Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Just before midnight, some in what had been a large and rowdy but mostly well-behaved crowd broke into that same small store and began looting it, said Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson.

Some in the crowd began throwing rocks and other objects at police, Johnson said. One officer was hurt but details on the injury were not immediately available.

Johnson said police backed off to try and ease the tension. He believes looting may have spread to a couple of nearby stores. No arrests were made.

"We had to evaluate the security of the officers there and also the rioters," Johnson said. "We just felt it was better to move back."

Meanwhile, peaceful protesters yelled at the aggressors to stop what they were doing. About a dozen people eventually blocked off the front of the convenience store to help protect it.