Protests return in Ferguson for 2nd night

FERGUSON, Mo. — Protesters returned to Ferguson on Wednesday night, a day after looting, fires and gunfire broke out there during demonstrations over the death of a black man who died of spinal injuries after his arrest by Baltimore police.

Several dozen people marched down West Florissant Avenue in the St. Louis suburb on Wednesday night, protesting the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray and calling for police reforms, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

They chanted “No justice; no peace. No racist police,” and also referenced the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, by a white Ferguson police officer in August. Brown’s death led to numerous, sometimes violent, protests in the same area.

Ferguson Police Department spokesman Jeff Small said earlier Wednesday that three people were shot over the course of protests the night before.

Two victims were shot in the neck, and one in the leg; all three were in stable condition on Wednesday. A 20-year-old man was arrested for the shot that caused the leg wound.

Meanwhile, five people were arrested for looting at a Mobil station in nearby Dellwood. It was the third time since August that it has been targeted by looters.

Small said up to 300 people participated in the Ferguson protests that lasted until about 3 a.m.