Memphis protesters hurl bricks and rocks at police, wounding 24 officers in outcry over a man's death

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Memphis protesters hurl bricks and rocks at police, wounding 24 officers in outcry over a man's death
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An officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in Memphis sparked tension between protesters and police officers

What started as a protest over the death of a Memphis man devolved into chaos Wednesday night after demonstrators threw bricks at police and vandalized squad cars, officials said

At least 24 officers and deputies were injured in the melee, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said Thursday morning. Six of them were taken to a hospital. Shelby County sheriff's deputies brace against the crowd as protesters throw rocks Wednesday night. The turmoil came after US marshals shot and killed a man Wednesday night in north Memphis, the mayor said.

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