Riots rock suburb in US after police shoot black teen

Police fired tear gas after rioting broke out for a second night in Ferguson, Missouri, despite calls for calm from the mother of a black teenager who was shot to death by police at the weekend.

Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said officers were focused on dispersing the crowd, which was smaller than the night before, but were making arrests and reported being fired on at some locations.

“They are shooting at us now,” Mr Jackson said, adding that officers from 10 to 15 jurisdictions were assisting Ferguson.