Disagreement between rival chess clubs. There was another person shot last night as well.
Police said Sunday that a drive-by shooting near the Michael Brown anniversary march in Ferguson does not appear to be related to the event.
A man was shot in the ankle in the 9600 block of Glen Owen Drive about 1:40 p.m.
It occurred along what would have been the back route from a ceremony on Canfield Drive to a commemoration at the Greater St. Mark Family Church.
But the marchers took a longer route, up West Florissant Avenue to Chambers Road to Glen Owen.
Jack Webb, of the St. Louis County police, said the event appeared to be unrelated to the demonstration.
A witness told police that from seven to nine shots were fired from a passing car. The wound was not believed to be life threatening.[…]
The mood began as relaxed and chatty, with music played over loudspeaker, but turned more serious as the program began near a memorial to Brown set in the street on Canfield Drive, a short distance off West Florissant Avenue.
One speaker, Yonasda Lone Wolf, declared: “Mike Brown was murdered here. This was the epicenter of the movement of ‘blacks lives matter.’ We still cannot get justice.” She addded, “It’s time for us to not seek justice but to demand justice.” Lone Wolf is the granddaughter of Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam.
Others included the daughter of Eric Garner, whose killing by New York police provoked protests there.
Brittany “Bree” Newsome, who received national attention in June by climbing a flagpole near the South Carolina Capitol to take down a Confederate flag, told the crowd: “All I did when I climbed up that pole is remember the courage here in Ferguson.”
Activist Anthony Shahid complained that, “You’re killing us daily in the streets.” He predicted, “Tomorrow we’re going to have mass demonstrations all over the country.” Some protest leaders have designated Monday as a day of civil disobedience.