| 1 | Officers and protesters face off along West Florissant Avenue, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. |
| 2 | Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots. |
| 3 | FERGUSON, Mo. |
| 4 | The crowd of protesters in Ferguson has significantly diminished along West Florissant Avenue. |
| 5 | About 150 people were scattered along several blocks early Tuesday morning. |
| 6 | The police presence was also scaled back. |
| 7 | Officers who earlier had been in the street returned to their vehicles. |
| 8 | Monday marks the fourth consecutive night of protests marking the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. |
| 9 | Gunfire and a police shooting during a demonstration the day before had set the St. Louis suburb on edge. |
| 10 | Police had made at least a dozen arrests by early Tuesday morning, but no shots had been fired. |
| 11 | Around midnight, a group of more than 50 protesters began marching down the middle of West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, defying orders from police to clear the roadway. |
| 12 | Police formed a line across the width of the street to meet them, wearing riot shields, helmets and bullet-proof vests. |
| 13 | As protesters approached the officers, some threw water bottles at them. |
| 14 | Officers detained some protesters. |
| 15 | Some people gathered on a curb urged those in the street to stop throwing things at police. |
| 16 | Another person grabbed a barricade and tossed it into the middle of the street. |
| 17 | The Aug. 9, 2014, killing of Brown, who was black and unarmed, by a white police officer sparked a national "Black Lives Matter" movement. |
| 18 | Police have made nine arrests in Ferguson after protesters blocked a traffic lane on West Florissant Avenue. |
| 19 | Officers with bullhorns directed protesters to clear the roadway, and others in riot gear forced people out of the street. |
| 20 | Some demonstrators threw water bottles and other debris at officers. |
| 21 | St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told The Associated Press: "They're not going to take the street tonight. That's not going to happen." |
| 22 | Several people were handcuffed and put into vans. |
| 23 | "What did I do?" one woman asked repeatedly. |
| 24 | As officers were clearing the road, one officer fired pepper spray into a crowd of people, hitting an AP videojournalist. |
| 25 | It wasn't immediately clear how many others were hit or why the pepper spray was used. |
| 26 | A demonstration in the same location a night earlier was interrupted by gunfire. |
| 27 | St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has declared a state of emergency, authorizing Belmar to take control of police emergency management in and around Ferguson. |
| 28 | A crowd of hundreds has gathered on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, some holding signs. |
| 29 | Dozens of police officers and members of the media are also present. |
| 30 | Chanting can be heard as the crowd marches down the street. |
| 31 | But no apparent conflicts had arisen early Monday evening. |
| 32 | A Washington Post reporter arrested while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, last year has been charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer. |
| 33 | The Post reports (http://wapo.st/1PhlL6W ) Monday that national desk reporter Wesley Lowery was ordered to appear in court in St. Louis County on charges of trespassing and interfering with a police officer. |
| 34 | The summons, dated Aug. 6, orders him to appear on Aug. 24. |
| 35 | Lowery and Ryan Reilly, a journalist with the Huffington Post, were handcuffed last August inside a fast food restaurant that reporters were using as a staging area while covering the Ferguson protests. |
| 36 | Both tweeted about their arrests, detention and release without any charges. |