美國警察槍殺黑人青年事件繼續引發騷亂

Tensions are rising between police and residents in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, where an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a police officer.

Police in riot gear fired tear gas and smoke bombs late Wednesday night at hundreds of residents who were protesting for a fourth consecutive night in the predominantly-black community Ferguson.

The community of 21,000 residents has been on edge since the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown last Saturday. Ferguson police officials say Brown was killed after fighting with the policeman in his car. But witnesses say the teenager was shot multiple times as he and a friend were walking from a store, and that his hands were raised to show he was surrendering.

The demonstrations have turned violent, with some protesters vandalizing and looting stores. Police officials have responded by deploying heavily-armed officers in military-style vehicles throughout the community, a sight that has worsened relations between residents and Ferguson's mostly white political leadership.在美國密蘇里州城市聖路易斯郊區，一名沒有武器的黑人青年被一名警察開槍打死後，當地警察與居民之間的緊張關係正在加劇。

星期三晚間，佩戴防暴護具的警察向數百名居民發射催淚彈和煙幕彈。在以黑人爲主的弗格森社區，居民們連續第4個晚上舉行抗議活動。

18歲的邁克爾·布朗上星期六被打死後，有2萬1千人口的弗格森社區一直處於緊張狀態。當地警方官員說，布朗是在警察車內扭打後被開槍打死的。但目擊者說，警察在布朗和朋友走出商店雙手高舉表示投降時,向他連開數槍。

抗議演變爲暴力，一些抗議者進行破壞並搶掠商店。警方在整個社區部署了乘坐軍用車輛全副武裝的警察。這一事態使當地居民與主要由白人組成的市政領導之間的關係更趨惡化