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Police release CCTV footage after Ferguson shooting anniversary violence

Police in America have released CCTV footage which they say shows a teenager pulling a gun from his waistband shortly before he was shot by officers.

A state of emergency was declared in St. Louis County in the US following violence in the town of Ferguson during events to mark a year since the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

Tyrone Harris, who was shot by police during Sunday's memorial, has been charged with four counts of assault. Police said the CCTV shows him with a gun.

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Police release CCTV of Ferguson suspect 'holding gun'

Police released CCTV which they say shows Tyrone Harris pulling a handgun from his waistband. Credit: St. Louis County Police Department/YouTube

Police in America have released CCTV footage which they say shows a teenager pulling a gun from his waistband shortly before he was shot by officers.

Tyrone Harris has been charged with four counts of assault after allegedly firing at police during an event to mark a year since the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

Harris, 18, was left in a critical condition on Sunday after being shot in Ferguson, Missouri, when officers returned fire, police said.

The footage shows a crowd running for cover before a man wearing a white t-shirt pulls what appears to be a gun from his waistband and runs off-camera. Police said the man is Harris.

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