Another Round of Protests in Ferguson After Michael Brown Memorial Burns Down

Candles the likely cause, but it still spurred protests

Various news outlets reported new rounds of protests Tuesday in Ferguson, Missouri after a street-side memorial near the site of Michael Brown's shooting burned to the ground.

Officials could not specify the exact cause of the small fire, but suspected it had to do with the candles placed around the memorial.

The person filming the following video assumed it was arson:

That assumption was what sent the estimated 200 outraged protestors into the streets, yelling chants at police, and surrounding a beauty salon that was reportedly broken into and looted for a third time since the fatal shooting.

A protester near the salon was heard shouting, "Burn it down!" Small fires were started outside of other businesses. Gunfire was also reported and by early Wednesday, three people were arrested, according to New York Daily News.

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