More peaceful protests appear to have returned to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after two nights of violence and tension.

The anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri, began with a solemn march in his honor but ended with a rowdy protest that was interrupted by gunfire.

Two people have been shot in protests in the US town of Ferguson where unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was killed by a white policeman a year ago.

Police in the US town of Ferguson say two people have been shot during a demonstration marking a year since the death of teenager Michael Brown.

A 20-year-old man charged with shooting two police officers watching over a protest outside the Ferguson Police Department has told investigators he was not targeting the officers, officials said.

The hunt for suspects in the shooting of two police officers at a protest rally in Ferguson, Missouri, is continuing as community leaders appeal for reconciliation and justice in a town struggling against a legacy of racial tension.