Gov. Jay Nixon announced today he is discontinuing the 12 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew that has been in effect in Ferguson since Saturday. Nixon did not give a reason for the change, but it accompanies his ordering the National Guard to help keep the peace in the St. Louis suburb, which has seen multiple nights of violent attacks on police, civilians, and businesses. Nixon stated the attacks are coming from “violent interlopers,” many of whom do not live in Ferguson. They are using public discontent with the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown as an opportunity to terrorize the community, Nixon claimed.
Meanwhile, initial results from the St. Louis County Medical Examiner's autopsy of Brown confirmed findings that he was shot multiple times. A spokesman for the county office said Brown was shot six to eight times. A private autopsy conducted by a former New York City medical examiner found Brown...
