Nearly three dozen people were arrested after tensions erupted following a candlelight vigil Sunday night for 18-year-old Michael Brown, who police said was unarmed when he was shot multiple times Saturday in a scuffle with an officer in Ferguson, Missouri, according to Reuters.
St. Louis County police spokesman Brian Schellman said 32 people were arrested for various infractions including assault, burglary and theft, Reuters reported. Schellman said two officers suffered minor injuries and that there were no reports of civilians hurt.
Several businesses were looted, including a check-cashing store, a boutique and a small grocery store, according to Reuters. People took items from a sporting goods store and a cellphone retailer, and carted rims away from a tire store.
Some climbed atop police cars as the officers with riot shields and batons stood stoic nearby, trying to restrict access to the most seriously affected areas, Reuters reported.
Supporters of the teen had previously said they planned to protest again later on Monday outside the Ferguson police station, but it was unclear if that would still go on, Schellman said, according to Reuters.
The 32 people arrested will face charges that could include assault, larceny and burglary, Schellman said, Reuters reported.
Brown's mother told television station KSDK that her son was a "good child getting ready to go to college" and that he was visiting his grandmother when the shooting took place, according to Reuters.
The St. Louis County branch of the civil rights group NAACP has said it wants the Federal Bureau of Investigation to look into the killing, Reuters reported. The NAACP called a meeting on Monday evening at 6 p.m. to discuss the case, according to a spokesman for Murchison Tabernacle C.M.E Church, where it will be held.
United States Attorney General Eric Holder has instructed the Justice Department's civil rights division to monitor the case, and the FBI said it is assisting police in the investigation, CNN reported, according to Reuters.
Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement Sunday that he had spoken with Brown's grandfather and had agreed to visit St. Louis to help the family, Reuters reported.
