A total of 33 people,[14] 32 of whom were local,[14] were arrested and charged with crimes ranging from peace disturbance to destruction of property.

[15] On the afternoon of September 16, protesters marched through a shopping center in the St. Louis suburb of Des Peres and blocked a road.

The event was peaceful until a small group of protesters started smashing the windows of a Marriott hotel and other businesses.

[8] Among those arrested included an undercover St. Louis police officer, a Getty Images photojournalist, and an Air Force lieutenant.

[23] Protests started outside Busch Stadium in downtown St Louis, as a Billy Joel concert took place.

[25] A group of protesters attending a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium unfurled a banner which depicted a cardinal, to match St. Louis' baseball mascot, with #ExpectUs written across the bird's jersey and the bird holding a "Black Lives Matter" sign, and read at the bottom "Stop Killing Us.

[28] Protesters returned to the St Louis Galleria, though only briefly,[29] and chanted "Black lives matter" and "If we don't get it, shut it down!"

[30] On this day,[31] and made public October 6,[31] local U.S. Attorney Carrie Costantin sent a letter to US Justice Department's Civil Rights Division asking to implement a request by St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and Interim Police Commissioner Lawrence M. O'Toole for an independent federal investigation.

[32] A group of protestors blocked traffic at Hampton Avenue and Chippewa Street on Thursday evening before marching to the nearby St. Louis Police Officers Association and calling for its spokesman to be fired.

[34] A video of Ferguson protestors carrying Black Lives Matter signs and standing around the burning flag while repeatedly chanting "we can't take it no more" is also leaking online as well.

Seven protestors, including Franks, were arrested following an attempt to disrupt Black Friday sales at the St. Louis Galleria.

[37] Acting Police Commissioner Lawrence O'Toole spoke about the protests in a video statement with Mayor Lyda Krewson.

"[39] Missouri Governor Eric Greitens warned protesters they could be arrested for property damage if further violence occurred.

He issued a strong condemnation Saturday night in a Facebook post stating, "In the past, our leaders let people break windows, loot, start fires.