Image: People react after the verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley a former St. Louis police officer in St. Louis

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Protests Turn Violent in St. Louis Following Not Guilty Verdict

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Violence erupts after the murder trial of Jason Stockley, a former police officer, who was charged with the shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith.

Protesters yell at law enforcement officers outside the old courthouse steps on Sept. 15, 2017 in downtown St. Louis, after a judge found a white former St. Louis police officer, Jason Stockley, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a black man, Anthony Lamar Smith, who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase in 2011.

—Jeff Roberson / AP

Image: Protests Erupt Over Not Guilty Verdict In Police Officer's Jason Stockley Trial Over Shooting Death Of Anthony Lamar Smith

Protesters march through the city streets following a not guilty verdict.

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A protester holds the U.S. flag upside down, in protest, as he gathers with others in St. Louis.

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Image: People react after the verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley in St. Louis

Members of National Park Service watch as protesters pass the Old Courthouse after the not guilty verdict was announced.

—Whitney Curtis / Reuters

A man holds a rifle as he walks with a group of fellow protesters carrying weapons in downtown St. Louis.

—Jeff Roberson / AP

A woman holds a U.S. flag upside down, in protest.

—Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images

Image: St. Louis police standoff with protesters in St.Louis

St. Louis police stand-off with protesters after the not guilty verdict of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer charged with the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith.

—Whitney Curtis / Reuters

Protesters are blocked by police as they attempt to walk down a ramp to Interstate 64.

—Whitney Curtis / Reuters

Protestors demonstrate during a protest following a not guilty verdict.

A protester raises his arm in the air while marching with others at dusk.

—Jeff Roberson / AP

Demonstrators confront police on Sept. 16.

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Image: A protester is sprayed with mace by riot police after throwing a chair through a window of a business during the second night of demonstrations.

A protester is sprayed with mace by riot police after reportedly throwing a chair through a window of a business during the second night of demonstrations.

—Lawrence Bryant / Reuters